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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

Blank screen after POST

Asked by Gregori Marzio

Hi

I have an Acer TravelMate 5320 laptop. I reformatted the HDD and installed Ubuntu 11.04.

When I boot my laptop, the screen goes blank after the POST. I can still use the command line but I do not hear anything or see the GNOME/GUI. I can access the command line and login though.

Specs:
Intel Celeron 560 (2.13GHz; 533MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache)
15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD
358MB Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
2GB DDR2
160GB HDD
DVD-Super Multi DL
802.11b/g WLAN
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

What can i do to fix this issue?

Regards,
Greg

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Add the boot option:
nomodeset

and remove:
quiet splash

May help

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Gregori Marzio (gregmarziomedia) said : 		#2

It says there is no such command.

What else can I try?

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#3

That's a strange error message for adding a kernel boot option. Perhaps you are not adding it correctly.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

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Gregori Marzio (gregmarziomedia) said : 		#4

I deleted the partition for Ubuntu and installed Kubuntu and it worked perfectly.

The only issue that I have is that my Wi-Fi does not want to be enabled. Is there a way to fix it?

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Gregori Marzio (gregmarziomedia) said : 		#5

Brand:
Atheros Communications Inc.

Model:
AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#6

Your wireless problem is a separate issue--please post a new question about it (https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+addquestion). You can mark this question as Solved.

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