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Ubuntu with GMA500

Asked by Todd Smolen

I been looking through many website for solution on Ubuntu 12.04LTS on my Dell netbook with GMA500.

too many confused and unclear how to solution this issue, I been install 12.04LTS and see half screen top. also when I restart the netbook and blackscreen. I thought they already add driver in it and didn't. too many confused infromation. which one should I follow. Thanks.

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Todd Smolen (toddsmolen) said : 		#1

(Sight...) I been research for a while during week....
Even look through all information via websites.....
Now I put all puzzle together from all websites....

Here my solution for Ubuntu 12.04LTS on my Dell inspirion mini 10 with GMA500 Graphic on ATOM Chipset....

If you want entry the Terminal window, here is shortcut hold "ctrl" + "alt" press "T"
you will see popup window (this is similar idea as Windows Command aka cmd)

OPTION 1......

Perhaps the easiest method is to use "console=tty1" as a boot option.

(type this command to your terminal or copy and paste it)

gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub

(you will see popup window look like notepad)

Find the following line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

Add console=tty1 in between the quotes, the end result looking as follows.....

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash console=tty1"

then save and exit.

(go to Terminal again and type this command or copy and paste it.)

sudo update-grub

(Done and reboot your laptop, if not working, same issue, then you know shortcut to Terminal)

OPTION 2 - DISABLE SPLASH

Some people find they need to disable the splash.

Essentially the same as above, just remove splash from the GRUB_CMDLINE_DEFAULT options.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash console=tty1"

(change to this)

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet console=tty1"

then save and exit,

(go to Terminal again and type this command or copy and paste it.)

sudo update-grub

then reboot your netbook.

(That's where point, I got it work! Hope this will help other people who don't understand how access Linux ways.)

Good luck for other who has same issue as I have.