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Ubuntu installation

  • 27-05-2007 08:51PM
    #1
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭


    Oaky,
    So I tried installing Ubuntu (newbie :o )today and all seemed to go well. However when I went to boot from the harddisk after installation it crashed to a screen of flashing vertical lines. This used to happen when running from the CD as well until I set the VGA mode to match the cureent windows settings. However I can't seem to find this option when booting from the HD installation.
    Anyone any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    Notorious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,167 ✭✭✭Notorious


    Hey, when exactly do the vertical lines appear? Oh and what version of Ubuntu are you using? Is it Ubuntu Feisty or an earlier version?


  • #3
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭mordeith


    I'm using the latest Ubuntu release from the website v7.04.
    The lines appear just before the desktop should show after the orange loading bar has completed


  • #4
    joe_chicken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭joe_chicken


    you should try booting to recovery mode (press escape when you see a count down on the screen, and then select recovery mode in the list)

    This should load to a command line. You can edit the config file with:
    # sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf

    You should see graphics modes at the bottom of this file, have a look at xorg.conf example files online to see how to edit it (and how to use vi, if you haven't used it before)


  • #5
    blubloblu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭blubloblu


    vi? hardly newbie-friendly. Try using nano. Much more straightforward. Oh and www.ubuntuforums.org are a great resource.


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