I found that I need to add the line 'blacklist hp_wmi' to the file
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf . I then rebooted and now I have graphics
again! Yipee.
I think I also 'apt-get remove fglrx' because I installed it previously on
my system but it is not there now.
Aparently, from what I've been told
I just upgraded the laptop. This is what it does now:
1- start the computer
2- option to enter BIOS appears
2a-if do nothing screen goes black with power to it for about 20 seconds
2b- upon restart it gives you a choice of kernels to start with
2b1-if you choose the 3.1.4 screen goes blank then s
Okay..,. Time to change the title because now I know what broke the
problem is x broke. It doesn't seem to want to play with the new kernel
nicely this time around. Before I screwed around with the 64 bit processor
and then went back to the 32 bit animal it did. What I don't understand is
why x
Funny thing is I'm online with my laptop in text mode. I just pinged google
to make sure!
On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
> Okay... I fixed the desktop! I can now load it in 3.1.4. When I was
> unpacking the kernel I was entering
>
> dpkg -i x y z
>
> It liked:
>
>
Okay... I fixed the desktop! I can now load it in 3.1.4. When I was
unpacking the kernel I was entering
dpkg -i x y z
It liked:
dpkg -i x
dpkg -i y
dpkg -i z
better than all on the same line.
But the laptop is another matter. I figured out how to boot into text mode
with the
Sorry about my last message. I wrote it last night at around 3:30 in the
morning.
Okay, here is the deal: The computer with Mint on it will not boot from the
hard drive. Only from the CD. As such I have Mint running on it. On The
Ububntu system (I have two computers going) I installed the 3.1.4 k
Sounds kinda like your video drivers are freaking out. Can you still boot
to external media?
On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
> Why in the world don't I leave good enough alone! Well, I installed mint
> and everything was perfect. The grafics were good, the sound was good,
Why in the world don't I leave good enough alone! Well, I installed mint
and everything was perfect. The grafics were good, the sound was good,
everything was good after I installed the 3.1.4 kernel. Then I found out I
wasn't taking advantage of my 64bit processor so I reinstalled with a 64bit
oper
