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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

flashing purple screen

Asked by eamon

I downloaded Ubuntu today and after the installation process it asks me to reboot. When I reboot it just sits at a flashing purple screen. My graphics card is AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series. I am new to linux and not really sure where to go from here. I recently tried to download slackware and had issues with the install. Someone advised me to "update your Mesa/libdrm packages with the ones from the /testing branch of the repository" which may have something to do with why ubuntu isn't working.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Try with the boot option:

nomodeset

may help

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

> downloaded Ubuntu today

Which release?
http://releases.ubuntu.com/

> advised me to "update your Mesa/libdrm packages with the ones from the /testing branch of the repository"

Could be this one.
https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

Supported graphics cards.
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Hardware

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