UbuntuHelp:WikiGuide/AtiX700Mobility

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Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)

Some users using the Ati x700 Mobility graphics cards on their laptop may find that there is no display after installing Ubuntu. The default driver "Ati" does not support this card correctly. The driver therefore most be changed.

Note: If you plug a secondary monitor into your system, you will find that you can see the gnome login prompt on the monitor.

Contents

Step 1 Close Gnome using short cut keys

Step 2 Open Xorg Configuration file

Step 3 Change driver and save

Step 4 Restart Machine

Step 5 Load into gnome

Step 6 (optional, but recommended) Install restricted ATI driver

Detailed Description

Step 1: Closing Gnome and logging in

When your system has turned on, and you hear the gnome login sound, Press the Ctrl-Atl-F2 keys at the same time. You will now be shown the login prompt, login using your user name and password that you setup when installing ubuntu. (Note, don't worry when inputting your password, the display never shows how many digits it is (and so no "*" are displayed). You have now logged into you Ubuntu installation.

Step 2: Opening The Xorg File

Type in the following command, this will open the Xorg configuration file,

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Note that the first X, is a capital.

Then input you password once again.

You will now have on display the Xorg.conf file

Step 3: Changing The Driver

Using your arrow keys scroll down until you see something similar to...

Section "Device"
Identifier     "ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X700 (PCIE)"
Driver         "Ati"
Bus            "PCI:1:0:0"
Endsection

...and then change the driver value "Ati" to "vesa" Press ctrl-o (letter o, not number 0) and press enter. This saves the new file.

Now press ctrl-x to exit the nano editor.

Step 4: Restarting The Machine

You may now restart you computer by typing in

sudo reboot

Step 5: Logging in

You should now be presented with the gnome login screen (yay!) Type in your details and login to you ubuntu system.

Step 6: Installing The Restricted Ati Driver

This step is optional, however it is likely to improve your graphics performance. If you are using Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty then

Go to System>Administration>Restricted Drivers Manager and then enable the driver.

Note, this requires and active internet connection

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