Damaged Video Card (Laptop) Help installing Ubuntu to still use it.

[rmartinezv]

Hi guys.

To make a long story short, my Video card get damaged.

Windows cant run on it, because all the scratch and lines on the screen, BUT I tried with linux and runs perfect only if I use nomodeset on the grub.

The thing is, in Parrot works all fine, but cant make TOR working, in Ubuntu all is fine but I have this ugly 800x600 display resolution and there is no other option in the list for change it.

The idea is trying still using the laptop, because right now I'm paying medical bills and I'm broke.

There is any setup I can change on the grub to make this better?

I'll really appreciate any help you can get me.

Thank you.

[mIk3_08]

Can you post your Laptop hardware specifications?

[mIk3_08]

You can use this for your own risk to customize your screen resolution;

Custom Screen Resolution in Ubuntu Desktop Click Here
or Here Custom Screen Resolution in Ubuntu Desktop Click Here

[Yellow Pasque]

Maybe you can get 1024x768 by forcing the "vesa" driver (I'm guessing Ubuntu defaults to "fbdev" when you use nomodeset). Detailed write-up here:
https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/set-...-04-16-10/3553

but cant make TOR working

Be more specific.

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

It may be possible to fix the gpu probably temporary, it may last a few months, a year; but, you could try a solder reflow aka baking the motherboard
at one point there was some mobile GPUs that got so hot the solder would start to melt and connection would get flaky
if that does fix it you may want to try to solve the heat issue is the heat sync is copper you could use liquid metal (it is not like normal thermal paste, do your research) to try to get the temps reasonable