Freezing and blank screen Ubuntu 11.10

The system only has PCI slots, so you can add a PCI video card (not PCI express). There are Nvidia PCI video card for very little and it will help a lot. What is the output of:

sudo lshw -C display

Thanks

Thanks Andrew for info on PCI video card I will check this out on the net.

Since upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10, I have been unable find the following, can you help me?

Terminal: So that cannot type in your request for info, please can you help?

My hard drives etc.

Thanks

Rich.b

I am unable to find my way to “Terminal” ,“Hard Drive” or “ CD player”

There does not seem a way to access these, please can anyone help.

I am looking at 2 graphic cards on Ebay which would be the best for my Dell Dimension2400 or would recommend an alternative?

NVS 280 PCI Low Profile Dual Graphics Card 2 VGA hi
PNY Verto nVidia GeForce 6200 256MB DDR2 PCI DVI VGA TV-Out Graphics Card Video

If you search in dash for terminal you will see it, or you can press CTRL+ALT+T

The nvidia 6200 will run well. I have a 6150LE which runs compiz just dandy

sudo lshw -C display

OUTPUT is:-

*-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:16 memory:e8000000-efffffff memory:feb80000-febfffff

I will order 6200 tomorrow............thanks Rich.b

I have also found this Graphics Card which NEW
New 512MB HD 5450 PCI Graphics Card With HDMI Port HD5450

Do you think it would work in my Dell?

Thank you for your help

Rich.b

 This the output from sudo lshw -C display after fitting new PCI Graphic Card and I have also double the memory from 512MB to 1 GB

*-display
       description: Display controller
       product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:16 memory:d0000000-d7ffffff memory:feb80000-febfffff
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: NV44A [GeForce 6200]
       vendor: nVidia Corporation
       physical id: 4
       bus info: pci@0000:01:04.0
       version: a1
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=nouveau latency=64 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
       resources: irq:16 memory:fc000000-fcffffff memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:fd000000-fdffffff memory:fea00000-fea1ffff

Thank you Andrew, even my wife notice the difference in the picture quality on DVD's and streaming iPlayer.

 At present I am only using a 15" ADVENT monitor.

The blank (black) screen has not reappear since I did the upgrades and also Ubunut 11.10 works much better.

Thanks again.
Richard

Thanks Andrew all working OK now

Be sure to disable the intel GPU in bios

Sorry to be a pest, but I do not know how to done that.

Please could you advise.......I am still learning (slowly) about Linux and computors

Till you get a GPU, you can use Unity 2D till then. Unity 2D does not need a GPU to run

Do I need to install any "Drivers" for this Graphics card Andrew?

Thanks Lalatendu Mohanty

I am assuming GPU stand for Graphics Processing Unit sorry am a newbee.

I have fitted a NEW Verto nVidia GeForce 6200 256MB DDR2 PCI DVI VGA TV-Out Graphics Card Video, yesterday.

Unity 2 How do I install this please and from where do I obtain it?

Thanks for help

Richard

There are nvidia proprietary drivers available with the driver install app, you will need to enter the BIOS of the system and disable the onboard video there.

Unity2D is part of a default install, it is selectable at login

I have no idea how to enter the BIOS and disable onbroad video or how to INSTALL new Drivers and where I can obtain them from.

I have looked for links for new drivers with no luck.

Please can you help me.

When you first boot the screen and you see some system text or a splash screen, read the screen. You will see something like:

Press DEL top Enter setup

You will then press the key it names (DEL is common as is F1 or F2)

I have at start up Pressed F2 and can see some options.

But could not see how to change BIOS or disable onbroad video.

When say Press Del, do mean Delete, If so I have not yet tried that, but will.

thanks

Richard

I still do not know if I have got the correct drivers installed for this new Graphic card Nvidia 6200 I have installed.
Screen looks good both on Text and video.

Please advise how to check this, and how to Disable on board video.
Thanks
Richard

richard@richard-desktop:~$ lshw -C display
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
  *-display
       description: Display controller
       product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:16 memory:d0000000-d7ffffff memory:feb80000-febfffff
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: NV44A [GeForce 6200]
       vendor: nVidia Corporation
       physical id: 4
       bus info: pci@0000:01:04.0
       version: a1
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=nouveau latency=64 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
       resources: irq:16 memory:fc000000-fcffffff memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:fd000000-fdffffff memory:fea00000-fea1ffff
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.
richard@richard-desktop:~$

Do I need to download this from Nvidia site ?

Linux Display Driver - x86

Version:
Release Date:
Operating System:
Language:
File Size:

285.0509
Wed Oct 05, 2011
Linux 32-bit
English (UK)
32.04 M

Do you use the Intel GPU at all?

Sorry I do not know! I am assuming that I will be using the Geforce 6200 as shown above.

Sorry I do not know! I am assuming that I will be using the Geforce 6200 as shown above.

So you earlier, But I do not know how to do this......see above

Thank you
Richard

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.