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Installing Ubuntu 9.04 on a Compaq Presario 1200 THE

took me a couple of days to install Ubuntu 9.04 on a Compaq Presario 1200 Laptop. Had long ago installed Ubuntu 6.10, and had worked out great, I remember that once I tried several versions of Linux and the best I replied, from beginning to end was to Ubuntu. Still like the interface that displays. Pay this laptop to my cousin for a while, as I moved from place and resolve some things in the office. When he had returned, he had installed Windows XP. Of course I was very slow. Hours only to have appeared on Internet Explorer.
As soon gave me to task of reassembling linux. I checked that it was the new version of ubuntu 9.04, which indicates their number represents the month of April 2009 (every six months released a version), I decided to lower it by a torrent, and got the ISO image to burn to CD . In one afternoon I got the software to install.
once I insert the CD, a nice screen appeared telling me if I wanted to install or just run it "Live." And from now on adventure.
turns out that since version 7.10, Ubuntu handles an updated version of the Xorg system, which tries to find automatically the best driver, monitor and resolve the computer where you install, but in my case, my Trident card was not detected. This will not know until the next day I started to check, why me a blank screen appeared after trying to install.

The trick here is to install Ubuntu on "safe graphics mode" , at the time of the initial screen need to press F4 . In this way the installation can be achieved. Once the above step is important to place the appropriate settings on the video card. After several questions on ubuntuforums.org and a little reading on the subject. Complete the following modified the xorg.conf file (a good recommendation is to back up the file before you change it):


/ etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Device"

Identifier "Trident Microsystems CyberBlade XPAi1"

Driver "trident"

BusID "PCI: 1:0:0"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

   Identifier "Generic Monitor"

   Option "DPMS"

   HorizSync 28-51

   VertRefresh 43-60

EndSection

Section "Screen"

   Identifier "Default Screen"

   Monitor "Generic Monitor"

   Device "Trident Microsystems CyberBlade XPAi1"

   SubSection "Display"

     Depth 8

     Modes "1024x768"

   EndSubSection

   SubSection "Display"

     Depth 16

     Modes "1024x768"

   EndSubSection

   SubSection "Display" 

     Depth 24

     Modes "1024x768"

   EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Depth 32

Modes "1024x768"

EndSubSection

EndSection

This way when you restart the laptop, and had Ubuntu 9.04 in all its splendor at 1024 * 768 without any problems.

Ready!

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