Safe Graphics Mode Resolution

[Jmadero]

Sorry but I don't know what package this is dealing with. A quick overview of how I came across this, I had a graphics card blow out on me. Running Intrepid I kept getting freezes, I reinstalled Intrepid from the safe graphics mode and it worked, I am able to do everything. The resolution is (as expected) quite horrible.

The issue is that this afternoon I installed Gutsy in safe graphics mode and again, even with a broken graphics card I can use Ubuntu but now the resolution is fairly good. 1280x1024 is what I'm at now, I think in Intrepid in safe graphics mode the most I get is 800x600.

Now one other thing, when I do the updates (instead of installing directly) to intrepid, the resolution stays fairly good.

Let me know if you need more details, until I get a working graphics card I'll be working in safe mode and can provide details as needed.

Thanks for the hard work

[HammerHead66 (hollycowbatman23)]

you may want to try this to load your drivers. rowbgcolor=lightgreen

For Ubuntu 8.04 Linux ATI Radeon,Intel, Nvidia Drivers.

 Here you go follow just like it says to or it will not work right. ( and no terminal is not terminal)

1. Install Linux, if you have not already done so. (if you have already installed drivers for your card in Linux and they are not working see step #11 on the How-To.)
2. Go to http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx or to your respective hardware download page and download drivers to your desktop. (make sure you set it to be executable.)
3. On desktop text upper left side go to /System/Admin/Hardware drivers and enable card do not restart at this time.
4. On desktop text upper left side go to /Applications/Accessories/Terminal
5. Type -----------> cd Desktop
6. Type -----------> dir
7. Type -----------> sudo ./ATI_DRIVER
8. Install driver
9. Wait a long time
10.Restart

Tell me if you have any problems IRC room #ubuntu

                                                                                                     I hope I have helped you.
                                                                                                                         HammerHead66

 11.On desktop text upper left side go to /Applications/Accessories/Terminal
        type -----------> sudo apt-get --purge remove
        go back to step #2.

[Dan Trevino (dantrevino)]

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[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

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