araaran
November 15th, 2008, 11:27 PM
I must admit I feel a little disappointed.
This is not really a support request... I know its an ATI driver / fancy-graphics problem (although feel free to tell me if its not).
And I cant code and I dont have enough expertise to contribute, so I cant complain... Can I?
Its 2008. Linux is now mature, as is Ubuntu; yet here we have a release (8.10) that goes to white screen on an utterly 'normal' computer ](*,)
Something our esteemed enemies over at Redmond are not having a problem with is getting a basic install going; they have been successful at this for, lets face it, every flavour of PC since the 386sx.
My 'normal' computer is specified as follows:
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6300.
MB: Asus P5N-E SLI running a 20% overclock on the CPU.
RAM: DDR2 4096 MB PC2-4300 Kingston.
GPU: ATI 2900XT 1GB
Screen: small D-Sub flatscreen at 1280x1024
BootHDD: SATA on MB
Raid5Array: Adaptec 2610SA, 3 drives totalling 931.4557GB.
Cooling: Watercooling on CPU, GPU and NorthBridge.
...and my sadness is this: My computer is over a year old, mostly over two years old. Its a very standard and "old-hat" computer -- all the drivers should be several versions down the line. OK I know its got RAID, but its an old and linux-supported card, and watercooling - well that doesnt need drivers :)
:idea: I wonder would it be so bad for Ubuntu to boot up into a less graphics intensive environment and then let us choose our own GPU and test it.
Just a thought [-o<
ps. Ubuntuites - Please dont lynch me for this post. I love linux :)
This is not really a support request... I know its an ATI driver / fancy-graphics problem (although feel free to tell me if its not).
And I cant code and I dont have enough expertise to contribute, so I cant complain... Can I?
Its 2008. Linux is now mature, as is Ubuntu; yet here we have a release (8.10) that goes to white screen on an utterly 'normal' computer ](*,)
Something our esteemed enemies over at Redmond are not having a problem with is getting a basic install going; they have been successful at this for, lets face it, every flavour of PC since the 386sx.
My 'normal' computer is specified as follows:
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6300.
MB: Asus P5N-E SLI running a 20% overclock on the CPU.
RAM: DDR2 4096 MB PC2-4300 Kingston.
GPU: ATI 2900XT 1GB
Screen: small D-Sub flatscreen at 1280x1024
BootHDD: SATA on MB
Raid5Array: Adaptec 2610SA, 3 drives totalling 931.4557GB.
Cooling: Watercooling on CPU, GPU and NorthBridge.
...and my sadness is this: My computer is over a year old, mostly over two years old. Its a very standard and "old-hat" computer -- all the drivers should be several versions down the line. OK I know its got RAID, but its an old and linux-supported card, and watercooling - well that doesnt need drivers :)
:idea: I wonder would it be so bad for Ubuntu to boot up into a less graphics intensive environment and then let us choose our own GPU and test it.
Just a thought [-o<
ps. Ubuntuites - Please dont lynch me for this post. I love linux :)