Just installed Ubuntu, and I'm lovin' it.

You need to add them.

 

^ ok, but what about the fixmtrr.sh file?

I don't see a "protected mode"...is "recovery mode" it?

 

Yes. At the risk of being redundant, what is the exact IGP you are using?

Type

sudo lshw -C display

 

You need to make it executable:

Then run from within the directory you are in:

You should add the following repo:

http://ubuntu-tweak.com/downloads


And then install ubuntu-tweak. This allows you to manipulate files better by enabling run as admin and open as admin in nautilus.

 

82810E DC-133 (CGC) Chipset Graphics Controller
width: 32 bits
clock: 66mhz (wow lol)

edit: with the fixmtrr.sh file, I used the command right below where you said to make it executable in the above post. The terminal says there is no such file or directory, yet there it is...staring at me on the desktop :/

 

You have to point it to the actual file.

Code:

chmod +x ~/Desktop/fixmtrr.sh

And when you want to execut it from the terminal, you have to put in the whole path, since it's not in a /bin folder.

Code:

~/Desktop/fixmtrr.sh

 

I'm sorry, but I just can't get the commands to work for me . I have no idea what I'm doing wrong

 

Go on the desktop right click on .sh file, go in the permissions tab and check the run as executable box. the open the terminal and type:

Code:

sudo sh ~/Desktop/fixmtrr.sh

 

Still no luck :/ *throws computer out the window*

 

What did it do? I guess I'll try to make a script for you following the method found on the ubuntu website.

 

I got it. I missed the "sh" right after sudo. I have no idea how I missed that reading it over and over

Now I do believe it was executed

Code:

Extracing base address and memory size from lspci -v
f8000000
40000000

Supplying corrected MTRR ranges to /proc/mtrr
doing nothing, MTRR range already set up
reg00: base=0x000000000 (     0MB), size= 256MB, count=1: write-back
reg01: base=0x00ff00000 (   255MB), size=   1MB, count=1: uncachable
reg02: base=0x0f8000000 ( 3968 MB), size   64MB, count=1: write-combining

for the next step to make it run each startup. Is there suppose to be no code after pressing enter?

 

Code:

sudo ln -s ~/Desktop/fixmtrr.sh /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default

For the script to start automatically

 

yea, I was just wondering if after typing that if anything comes up on its own. when I typed it there was no code after it

 

It just create a link on the startup folder, so no message is normal.

 

It worked!...sort of.

the default minimize animation isn't choppy anymore. But still no blender and compiz

thanks guys for the help though

 

Do you mind trying this script? Decompress it in your home folder, make it executable, open the console and run:

Code:

sudo sh intel.sh

 

I tried it but I likely did something wrong. I would copy/paste it but I don't know how

throughout this thread I feel like I'm really bad at following instructions, lol.

 

No it's not your fault. I made a mistake in the script. And anyway short of upgrading the kernel, fixes are apparently just band-aid.... Download 8.10, you won't be loosing much or go bleeding edge by installing 9.10, thought I would advise against doing that....

http://releases.ubuntu.com/intrepid/

 

I made a CD with 8.10 on it, two actually. Both are unusable for some reason. The computer just freezes up when I pop it into the CD drive.

I was wondering how I make make an image on a flash drive?

 

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Don't forget to format the flash drive before hand. That soft is nifty since it gives you a list of distributions you can download directly through it or just use an iso you have downloaded.

 

During the installation process of 8.10 is there an option to overwrite my current ubuntu partition?

edit: When booting up there is no option to boot from USB. not even from BIOS

 

Can the laptop usually boot from usb?

 

never tried it before, so I guess not.

 

That sucks. Try burning an iso of 8.04.

 

I'm in 8.04 right now using the live cd. It turns out that the cd's I was using were defective or something.

but I did notice that the fonts degraded . And I cannot enable desktop effects, is that just because I'm booted into a cd or could it be the same old problem?

 

We'll try compiz later. Does blender work?

 

I can't believe I didn't think to try that, lol.

edit: It doesn't work I get the same fuzzy screen as before

 

Try using a new blank cd not just overwriting the old cd-r in burning the ISO image again. Also be sure to know the compatibility of your notebook if it runs on x86 or i386. Sometimes, other notebooks work only in i386 but proceed with an x86 installation which end up having problems during post-installation; and vice-versa. Just be sure to thoroughly check your notebook's requirements. To avoid such problems regarding your desktop and installation errors, try to choose memory test upon boot-up installation with the ubuntu installation cd intact.
If this solution doesn't work, boot up your pc without the ubuntu installation and press f1, f2, or del or the key that lets you proceed to your BIOS. If you can see a a certain number of your memory in KB/MB/GB (depending on your processor), it means that your hard disk is detected. But if you can see 0KB, 0MB, or 0GB, it means that your hard disk cannot be detected. Moreover, if you restarted your notebook and proceed to BIOS mode and see that your BIOS projects a memory again, this means that your hard disk is malfunctioning given the age and specs of your notebook; hence, you need to change your hard disk already. As what I can from the symptoms of your notebook, it more or less imply a hard disk problem. From your notebook's specs and age, it probably has an IDE hard disk. You can buy that a relatively higher price compared to SATA in computer shops considering the decreasing demand of it.

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Hope this helped

 

I found something and it is quite stupid...

That is quite surprising and disappointing at the same time

 

It's an Intel video chip, what do you expect...

I have had my own experience with Ubuntu on my DV5, things were working alright, but i eventually gave up. I need games and low-latency glitch-free audio (i am an amateur music producer and DJ), and Ubuntu was unable to offer any of them. Plus i could not, for the life of me, stand the blurry fonts. Even after installing Microsoft fonts things didn't look like they were supposed to.

Linux is very good for servers and such, i have an old Fujitsu computer running Freesco (Linux router software that fits on a floppy ) and it is a great router. But for Linux to be good as a multipurpose OS there's still a long way to go. The only thing that really worked better under Linux was HD video, CPU usage was like a quarter of what it was under Windows, due to GPU acceleration being used to its full potential. But playing video didn't work nicely with Compiz enabled.

Personally, of all distros i have tried, i liked Mandriva better than anything else. But i've always been a Windows guy, so i stick with what works for me.

 

I did memtest and it found no errors with 1 pass. As for checking the harddisk, I'm not sure where I'm suppose to be checking.

and looking at the indepth specs of the computer on the bios that the device manager failed to give makes netbooks look like powerhouses, lol

should I give it a try? lol

 

Sure go ahead At this point you must be pretty desperate to get the damn thing working....