AMD A4-Series APU A4-3400 compatibility

[theuteck at gmail.com]

My Atom system does something similar.  I have to pass 'nomodeset' to grub and 
and add it to /etc/default/grub to see the video.  If I boot into recovery 
mode I can still see the screen so I can make the edit, so hopefully that is 
the same for you.

On Thursday, December 08, 2011 05:04:38 PM Jim Cunning wrote:
> Update:  I purchased the product and tried to install 11.04.  The
> install CD first displays "error: prefix is not set", then grub gives me
> the choice of "Start Kubuntu" or "Check disc for defects"
> 
> Regardless of which selection I choose, the screen goes blank, and
> eventually the monitor reports "No signal".  Despite this, I believe the
> system is booting because I can hear and see CD drive activity.  If I
> select "Check disc for defects" the drive remains active for quite some
> time, confirming my suspicions.  The problem is that the video never
> comes back after the initial grub screen.
> 
> The behavior is the same with 11.10, however 10.04 LTS does boot,
> successfully and install completely.  The problem with 10.04 LTS is that
> the video is only 1280x1024 on a 1920x1080 monitor, and eth0 is
> recognized and sends DHCP requests, but never receives the responses
> from the router.  I know the LAN interface works with Windows 7 in the
> remaining partition on the disk.
> 
> I also tried installing from a USB stick and got the same results as
> with install CDs.
> 
> Anyone know what kind of grub/kernel boot parameters I can used to get a
> video display to continue a 11.04 or 11.10 install?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim Cunning
> 
> On 12/06/2011 09:22 AM, uteck wrote:
> > That is one of the new Bobcat or Llano chips., I Googled for "ubuntu
> > bobcat apu"
> > The AMD forum has some good reviews of it working very well with 11.04
> > http://www.amdzone.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=532&t=138280&start=100
> > <http://www.amdzone.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=532&t=138280&start=100>
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Jim Cunning <jcunning at cunning.ods.org
> > 
> > <mailto:jcunning at cunning.ods.org>> wrote:
> >     Hello all,
> >     
> >     I am looking at purchasing an Acer desktop computer with an AMD
> >     A4-Series APU A4-3400(2.7Hz) processor.  I assume the CPU itself
> >     is
> >     x86_64 compatible, but was wondering about the graphics
> >     compatibility. I didn't see anything from Google to give me a
> >     clue.  Anyone have experience with this processor? Any caveats?
> >     
> >     Thanks,
> >     Jim Cunning
> >     
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