Ubuntu and a Graphic Card

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I think this is an Ubuntu issue but it could be hardware or a bios setting .

I've got a Zotac Ion mobo that runs Ubuntu . I'm trying to install a graphic card , an ATI Radeon X1300 ( I think ) .

All runs fine on the internal graphic but if I plug in the card I get the Zotac splash screen and can enter bios but as soon as I leave bios the screen goes blank and nothing else seems to happen .

The only setting I can find in the bios that seems relevant ( bear in mind I don't know much ) is in the Southbridge Config .

It's - iGPU and Ext-VGA Selection :

i get two choices the default setting - Disable iGPU if external VGA card exists .

and

Both exisit and iGPU by frame rate buffer .... If I select this one of two things happens .

With no graphic card in place the pc boots into Ubuntu fine on the internal graphic .

Or

With the card installed Ubuntu boots to a black screen with white text that reads as follows:

Ubuntu 10.10 PC2 tty1
Login :
Password :

PC2 is the pc's name in Ubuntu .

if I type my username and password it just comes up with not recognised and asks for login in again .

It's this bit that makes me think it an Ubuntu issue .

Any ideas :)
 
Should say .... complete Linux noob here :) ( if that wasn't obvious )

No I've not installed the ATi drivers .... I did read up on installing them as it seemed a good starting point but tbh got lost very quickly on reading through the instructions .

I 'thought' that if the Ati drivers weren't installed Ubuntu would use the open source ones and install them automatically ??
 
Not quite sure what a binary driver is compared to a normal (?) one . But from memory looking last night there is some sort of nvidia driver showing as installed in the hardware drivers tab .... will this be it ?

So , unistall it and reboot with the ATi card in ?
 
Yes if its showing in the hardware drivers tab then its the nvidia binary "blob" driver. If you get rid of this and restart with the ATI card I'd bet it'll work fine.
 
Hhhmm just tried to unistall the driver with "sudo sh NVIDIA* --uninstall"

It says "sh: Can't open NVIDIA*"

Under the Additional Drivers Tab it gives me an option to Remove , would this work ?

Or from reading the manual linked would Jockey be better ?

Or ??
 
Removing it via the "hardware drivers" menu is definitely worth a shot first.. but I'm not sure how clever that option is.. ie - will it uninstall it using the nvidia uninstall program, or will it just remove the package.

Alternatively you could try something like this "sudo apt-get remove -nvidia-*" which should remove the package.
 
Just tried "sudo apt-get remove -nvidia-*"

It came back with "E: Command line option ‘n’ [from -nvidia-*] is not known."

I'll give the Remove option a go .
 
Did wonder if I should give you a minute to reply there :)

But not to worry the Remove option has worked and it's up and running on the card :D

Thanks for your help !
 
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