video in different linux variations

[uriah heep]

On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Eberhard Roloff <tuxebi at gmx.de> wrote:

> uriah heep wrote:
> > I have about given up on kubuntu so I decided to try different live
> > disks to see what if anything would run.  Fedora is the same as kubuntu
> > not working. Knoppix and susi half work but have microscopic text in
> > some situations. Mepis (kde) and mandiva (knome) live disks run without
> > issues.
> >
> > Will find it distasteful to change distro's but may wind up with little
> > choice.  I am curious since I can access the hard drive install of
> > kubuntu with the other 2 live disks is there any way I could use them to
> > install the ati drivers in kubuntu?
> >
> So if it works for you, go ahead and use mandiva or mepis or
> what else you might like.
>
> For the ATI driver installation, google is your friend.
> Just an example:
> http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Jaunty_Installation_Guide
>
> Kind regards and happy distroing
>
> Eberhard
>
> If I had a working copy of kubuntu installing the restricted ati driver
> would be simple and I have done much googling.  The issue is that when I
> boot into my kubuntu install I get a dark screen with occasional brief
> flashes of a box of text in the center of the screen.  For some reason two
> distros run disks work.  I would rather keep using kubuntu if I can find a
> way to get it working at all.
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