Am 24. Aug, 2006 schwätzte Joseph Sinclair so:
> The latest Ubuntu update broke X. I don't know if there's a fix out just yet, but the defect, and fix, is referenced here:
> http://www.ubuntu.com/FixForUpgradeIssue
Here's a page with a more succinct fix. It also lists what you can do
if the fix isn't yet available from your mirror or you can't get to the
Internet.
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=241254
Craig, sorry. I meant to mention it Tuesday night at the meeting and to
post to the list that there's a problem.
The old video card should still work.
ciao,
der.hans
> Craig Brooksby wrote:
>> The westside meeting on Tuesday (covering Joomla!) was very good. You
>> got to show up in order to experience it.
>>
>> The latest Ubuntu update resulted in it not playing nice with my
>> cheapo video card. It fails to enter the desktop, and falls into the
>> command-line level. I have been over and over the x-configuration
>> stuff -- can't figure it out. Stuck.
>>
>> My mobo requires a PCI-E video card -- no support for AGP. THe cards
>> were too expensive (last year) so I found a cheap PCI video card.
>> (yes, plain old PCI), Worked great (if slow) until a few days ago.
>>
>> I am thinking of shopping for a PCI-E card now. I went out to the FSF
>> site, but there is little detail there.
>>
>> Anyone have any practical advice on selecting an inexpensive,
>> linux-compatible PCI-E video card?
>>
>> Thanks --
>>
>> Craig
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