Upgrade broken

[nilsA]

So, I installed 7.04 without a problem; both wired and WIFI network found, everything ok.

Then I updated, updated - and upgraded.

I get into the black screen mode (console?) log in and to the xserver thing, so I am in Vesa mode, X.

But the things I need to do to go on don't work. No network, Kcontrol breaks down, no console opens.

So I reboot, get into line mode, and tries


sudo apt-get install-a

This is rejected (the -a part is not recognized.)

I can do the dpkg --configure -a and apt-get upgrade/update, but if I am right, this is to no help without the insall -a first?

Anyway, I'm stuck - either console mode, or broken Vesa.

The culprit, I guess, is the Sapphire Radeon 9200SE graphics card?

So, I probably need some help to get it all up to where I can download and install "Envy"?

Anyone?

[Snowhog]

HOWTO: Install and use the Envy script installer for video drivers (http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3086232.0)

And, apt-get install -a is not a valid option.

[nilsA]

HOWTO: Install and use the Envy script installer for video drivers (http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3086232.0)

And, apt-get install -a is not a valid option.


I see - but how to do this without any Internet connection? It broke during the upgrade.

[nilsA]

This may be a last kernel problem.

I loaded the next to newest, and things are better. I get Internet now, and are installing the Envy thing - and let's just see.

[integr8e]

In the future, if your graphics driver is preventing you from using the internet in the GUI (happened to me before), reboot your computer to Recovery Mode, you should have a connection there. You can use the command "wget" to download packages to your /home directory, allowing you to use the command line to install and run them. In your (and my) case, Envy provides both a graphical and command line interface; as such, use the command

wget http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/nvidia/scripts/ubuntu/envy_0.9.8-0ubuntu10_all.deb

to download the most recent version of Envy as of 10/29/2007. Then, enter the following command:

sudo dpkg -i envy_0.9.8-0ubuntu10_all.deb

You'll probably get some errors about not having certain dependencies if this is the first time you've run Envy. To fix them and install Envy, use the command

sudo apt-get install -f

That should install Envy with its dependencies. Then, as in dibl's guide, use the command

envy -t

Uninstall your old driver, and install the driver again (using Envy). Tell it to automatically configure xorg.conf for you when asked and reboot. You should then be good to go!

[nilsA]

Alas - no driver for this card found by Envy. And none of the manual did fit, either. So - is there any alternative to going back to Feisty Fawn?

[Snowhog]

BinaryDriverHowto/ATI (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI) as referenced from this Ubuntu Forum post. (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=527411)

"the 9200/9250 series cards are supported by the xorg-driver-ati only.....the different manufacturer SHOULD make little to no difference. BTW, the proprietary fglrx driver only supports the 9500 and above cards"

"ATI is extremely bad in updating their drivers...the available binary drivers will not work on xorg 7.1 (on Edgy) and xorg 7.2 (feisty)....the Binary Legacy driver works only with Xfree86 (an older version of X, not available in Feisty Fawn)."

[nilsA]

Very useful information.

As this PC is to be used by one who don't like to go into the computer details, I "downgraded" to an older Nvida card that is supported. If it proves too slow, well, he'll just have to find the money for a new one.

[Snowhog]

Glad to have been able to point you in a direction that provided you with some help. I am constantly pleased with just how much information one can find with a Google search! ;D