New ubuntu install freezes on boot on IBM T21 laptop
alain.maisonneuve_lists-QX23z+6opsUOxlH4FaG5hA at public.gmane.org
alain.maisonneuve_lists-QX23z+6opsUOxlH4FaG5hA at public.gmane.org
Tue Aug 22 17:24:52 UTC 2006
I am assuming you are using the latest version of Kubuntu 6.01 Dapper.
This is actually a known issue with that particular release.
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/22985
Modify the xorg.conf file and add the following line to the "monitors"
section:
Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS,CRT"
that should do the trick :)
Quoting Alex Maynard <amaynard-vQ8rsROW2HJSpjfjxSPG1fd9D2ou9A/h at public.gmane.org>:
>
> Hi All:
>
> Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on a problem I've been having
> with IBM T21 laptop?
>
> I installed a new kubuntu disk on my laptop. At first it worked well. But
> about a day later it started going blank halfway through reboot and kept
> doing this. So essentially I couldn't boot from the hard drive.
>
> Later I reinstalled ubuntu and the same thing happened. I used
> to have the same laptop working using libranet but they went out of
> business and my CDs from them are too far out of date to update without
> dependency problems.
>
> The only thing I can think of to do now is to try a differerent
> distribution (any suggestions?), but I thought I would run this by
> you to see what other suggestions you might have.
>
> Alex
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