Comments on: Using Ubuntu on HP 6515b ( ATI X1250 ) http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/ 01110100110101010101011101100010 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: sysgtag http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-699 sysgtag Fri, 15 May 2009 18:38:42 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-699 after this we just need to start the X server again type startx and enjoy every thing in graphical mode. No I don't enjoy in graphical mode I enjoy in a black screen and non responsive keyboard, that is in what I enjoy. after this we just need to start the X server again type startx and enjoy every thing in graphical mode.

No I don’t enjoy in graphical mode I enjoy in a black screen and non responsive keyboard, that is in what I enjoy.

]]> By: kadu http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-243 kadu Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:05:22 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-243 hi ankur, it works! thank you for your information. greetings kadu hi ankur,

it works! thank you for your information.

greetings

kadu

]]> By: josh http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-242 josh Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:38:15 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-242 thanks man... you rule! :) thanks man… you rule! :)

]]> By: Ankur http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Ankur Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:25:24 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-241 well you need to mount the SD card first onto some folder so first insert the card and type 'sudo -i' to become root then type 'mkdir /mnt/free/' now type 'fdisk -l' and try to find your SD card, which is sdb1 most of the time, now type 'mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/free' and then 'cd /mnt/free' and follow the above steps.... ( here i assumed you card to be sdb1 it can also sdc1 or something see the 'fdisk -l' output to know it........ enjoy well you need to mount the SD card first onto some folder
so first insert the card and type ‘sudo -i’ to become root
then type ‘mkdir /mnt/free/’ now type ‘fdisk -l’ and try to find your SD card, which is sdb1 most of the time, now type ‘mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/free’ and then ‘cd /mnt/free’ and follow the above steps…. ( here i assumed you card to be sdb1 it can also sdc1 or something see the ‘fdisk -l’ output to know it……..
enjoy

]]> By: josh http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-240 josh Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:17:46 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-240 Ankur... thanks for the help in advance... I've got Ubuntu Gutsy... I've got the ATI driver burned onto a CD and onto a SD card... what I cannot do is find the file from the terminal... I put the Gutsy CD in... it tries to run... xserve dies... I hit CTRL+ALT+f1 and then try to find the ati file either on my second CD or on the SD card... NADA... please help :) Ankur… thanks for the help in advance… I’ve got Ubuntu Gutsy… I’ve got the ATI driver burned onto a CD and onto a SD card… what I cannot do is find the file from the terminal… I put the Gutsy CD in… it tries to run… xserve dies… I hit CTRL+ALT+f1 and then try to find the ati file either on my second CD or on the SD card… NADA…

please help :)

]]> By: Ankur http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Ankur Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:32:22 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-234 hey i have tried it with Debian and it worked for me ..... anyway i have a better way to install drivers http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/3d-effects-on-ubuntu-710-on-ati-1250/ this post was just as a last resort as it wont give u AIGLX support the link i gave you is better hey i have tried it with Debian and it worked for me …..
anyway i have a better way to install drivers http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/3d-effects-on-ubuntu-710-on-ati-1250/
this post was just as a last resort as it wont give u AIGLX support the link i gave you is better

]]> By: sarit http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-233 sarit Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:42:30 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-233 By #dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Then don't forget to cross mode 1280x800 BEFORE this command #sh ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run So Debian will display correct resolution. By
#dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Then don’t forget to cross mode 1280×800
BEFORE this command
#sh ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run

So Debian will display correct resolution.

]]> By: sarit http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-232 sarit Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:22:31 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-232 Thanks for advice. Have you ever got this problem on Debian 4.0 etch on an AMD64X2 ? I use HP Compaq 6515b with ATI radeonX1250 (the same as you). #aticonfig --resolution=0,1280x800 #error at set screen resolution : screen0 does not exist aticonfig : parsing the command-line faild. Thanks for advice.
Have you ever got this problem on Debian 4.0 etch
on an AMD64X2 ?
I use HP Compaq 6515b with ATI radeonX1250 (the same as you).
#aticonfig –resolution=0,1280×800
#error at set screen resolution : screen0 does not exist
aticonfig : parsing the command-line faild.

]]> By: Fedora 8 on HP 6515b « My WaR WiTh WoRdS http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Fedora 8 on HP 6515b « My WaR WiTh WoRdS Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:49:33 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-231 [...] exactly did i solved these problems for installing ATI driver i have already explained it earlier here and here , so now moving to ndiswrapper you need to download the source code (the .tar.gz file) [...] [...] exactly did i solved these problems for installing ATI driver i have already explained it earlier here and here , so now moving to ndiswrapper you need to download the source code (the .tar.gz file) [...]

]]> By:   Fedora 8 on HP 6515b — Linux Users Group - Manipal http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-230   Fedora 8 on HP 6515b — Linux Users Group - Manipal Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:49:08 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-230 [...] exactly did i solved these problems for installing ATI driver i have already explained it earlier here and here , so now moving to ndiswrapper you need to download the source code (the .tar.gz file) [...] [...] exactly did i solved these problems for installing ATI driver i have already explained it earlier here and here , so now moving to ndiswrapper you need to download the source code (the .tar.gz file) [...]

]]> By: Tuxhimself http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Tuxhimself Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:44:42 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-235 yes - you want to see the detailed log to know what was wrong... yes – you want to see the detailed log to know what was wrong…

]]> By: Ankur http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Ankur Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:56:30 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-238 it displayed a message saying that there was something wrong and the x server failed to load, then it asks if i want to see the detailed log it displayed a message saying that there was something wrong and the x server failed to load, then it asks if i want to see the detailed log

]]> By: Manish Sinha http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Manish Sinha Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:04:19 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-239 Well done Ankur! Its quite a headache for a newbie if he/she doesnt know about the problem (what really did happen when the Xserver crashes) Well i too didnt knew this method, even though i have been using for a year, and never ever faced this problem as my computer doesnt have a graphics card Well done Ankur! Its quite a headache for a newbie if he/she doesnt know about the problem (what really did happen when the Xserver crashes)
Well i too didnt knew this method, even though i have been using for a year, and never ever faced this problem as my computer doesnt have a graphics card

]]> By: Ankur http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Ankur Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:03:23 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-236 well mate there are official Linux drivers available from ATI but they don't offer 3D acceleration as of now there are some talks about they going to release it so lets hope for it anyway you can find the drivers on the ati site http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html download it boot from the CD then mount the disk where u have saved those drivers sh and u are done well mate there are official Linux drivers available from ATI but they don’t offer 3D acceleration as of now there are some talks about they going to release it so lets hope for it
anyway you can find the drivers on the ati site http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html download it
boot from the CD then mount the disk where u have saved those drivers sh and u are done

]]> By: ubuntu newbie http://ankurs.com/2007/10/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/comment-page-1/#comment-229 ubuntu newbie Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:55:05 +0000 http://warofwords.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/using-ubuntu-on-hp-6515b-ati-x1250/#comment-229 Hello , I do have this problem with my X1250 and thank you verymuch for giving us elements of a solution, but when you write : "first go to ATI’s site and download the driver then all we have to do is boot into your linux distro and just install the drivers," are you sure that they exist because i have searched the whole ATI site and no sign of a X1250 driver :s. If you did find it, could youy please tell me where or with which command ? Hello ,
I do have this problem with my X1250 and thank you verymuch for giving us elements of a solution, but when you write :

“first go to ATI’s site and download the driver then all we have to do is boot into your linux distro and just install the drivers,”

are you sure that they exist because i have searched the whole ATI site and no sign of a X1250 driver :s. If you did find it, could youy please tell me where or with which command ?

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