video in different linux variations

[uriah heep]

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On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Willy Hamra <w.hamra1987 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2009/9/6 uriah heep <stan10x10 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >> --
>
> how about booting into recovery mode, enter a root shell, install
> envyng, then use envy to install the ATI drivers? all in a console
> session, no graphics required
>
>
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I was thinking along those lines but without including envy.  Your idea
sounds better.  I am really a noob and don't know how to install envy and
tell it to install the ati drivers.

Is envy available from the repositories currently available to the install
or do I have to activate additional repositories?  I found this in my
research though it is beyond my current ability
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