8.10 LiveCD boots to prompt

[zortoflaven]

I updated my 8.04 to 8.10, but had a horrible time doing so. I decided to do a fresh install of 8.10 instead. I downloaded the regular desktop ISO, burned it off (MD5 was good) and booted from it. I chose to boot to the desktop just to play around first.

After selecting it (no "Loading Linux Kernel" window like before though...) and the loading screen I get the "ubuntu@ubuntu$:" prompt. This is something I have never experienced before.

Typing "startx" gives an error about no screens found. Choosing install also doesn't work and safe graphics mode is a no-go. I have tried downloading it again from different sources as well as using different media. I am sure this is not the server version as well.

8.04 worked great. I'm disappointed that I can't get 8.10 working.

This is a Toshiba A200 laptop. C2D T5450, 2GB DDR2, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400. Like I said, worked great in 8.04 (except suspend to ram stuff, but that is a different story).

Your help is much appreciated!

[Partyboi2]

Have you tried the alternate cd? Which is a text base installer.

[zortoflaven]

I'll give it a try and let you know.

p.s - Can I still set a new partition to set it to install too within the install, or do I need to create one before hand?

[Partyboi2]

You should be able to make the new partitions with the alternate cd

[zortoflaven]

So I got it to install with no problems using the alternate cd. Once it was done, I booted into it and was greeted with the same prompt interface that the LiveCD was giving me (this time I had to login, of course). Ugh, I wish I could get this to work.

[luziva]

The problem is your video card (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400). I have the same in a Samsung X22-Pro Laptop. Really annoying is, that 8.10 worked with the alphas. Since Beta there is no way (for me) to get it working.

The former radeonhd driver, that worked very well has been removed and the radeon driver does not work for our cards.

Bug report on launchpad

[luziva]

If you are connected to the internet, you could try to install the radeonhd driver with

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd

and the add

Driver "radeonhd"

to your xorg.conf.

I am not connected to the Internet directly, so I opened this thread.

//edit..
In the Thread mentioned above there is a fix described. But yet quite difficult and very annoying.

[zortoflaven]

Worked perfect! Many thanks.

[s1moe2]

I have a toshiba A200-1C3 and it also happened to me while changing from WinXP to 8.10 =S

now trying to solve this..

[s1moe2]

If you are connected to the internet, you could try to install the radeonhd driver with

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd

and the add

Driver "radeonhd"

to your xorg.conf.

I am not connected to the Internet directly, so I opened this thread.

//edit..
In the Thread mentioned above there is a fix described. But yet quite difficult and very annoying.

i'm a begginer =$ please explain to me how do I do this part:

and the add

Driver "radeonhd"

to your xorg.conf.


thanks in advance!