Ubuntu newbie with the same prob
Dell Latitude E6410, Core i5, 4GB
BIOS A03
Intel Graphics
trying to install Ubuntu 10.04
I don't really understand all this talk about different kernels ...
sorry. Have tried so far multiple permutations to do with editing the
boot line (i.e. nomodeset, i915.mod
@Emil
Thanks.
I tried with an external monitor once ... complete blackness, not a glimmer.
May try again.
Random graphic freezes... hmm. Not encouraging if you want a serious
system to finally replace the vileness of MS.
Is this sort of bug (if that's what it is) common with Ubuntu? I'm not
@Corona
Thanks very much, it's genuinely useful to have these things explained... and
I'm reassured to hear that people somewhere are likely to be working on these
new chips as we speak.
Just one thing about installing a new kernel: if I haven't been able to
install an Ubuntu system at all, how
wow! Total success with 10.10!
so, to understand the psychology: new chips come out and the boys (and
girls) in the backroom get busy with them day and night... FOR THE NEXT
RELEASE.
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[i915] blank screen on Latitude E6410
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/561802
You received this bug notificati
@Francisco
If by "X" you mean the standard X-Windows GUI, yes, I simply downloaded
the Beta ISO, burned to a CD, installed on the "run without
installing"... and installed... then it booted from the hard drive.
I commiserate. Is it possible that there are different versions of the
10.10 Beta? I
@Francisco
I refer you to entry #152 above which is by someone much more
knowledgeable than me.
Incidentally I've just checked and I have BIOS A04... could this be
significant? Is it possible to upgrade BIOSs? I wouldn't have a clue
about that...
my processor is an i5...
Most likely, I would h
