Thanks for your suggestions Raphael. long story short i had only server with very few additional packages that i use for work,
i tried the script on the server installation and all went well no errors but speed mode nvidia just didnt work. since its not normal to have server installed i thought, ok let me try this with normal desktop installation, again no errors but still no nvidia :( i had a look at xorg log and saw driver nv is getting loaded instead of nvidia, i'm not sure if they are the same. no error at least as far as i can see, but on speed mode i cant even drop down to another tty it gives me a blurred screen which is not black but like negative with blurry screen. i can remove the desktop and keep one grub that is no issue i have nothing on it. shall i remove the installation(sony laptop) and start again? i saw the script and can turn on the debug and see if it helps any other suggestions? thanks for your help parthi On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 00:17 +0100, Raphael Gradenwitz wrote: > Hello Parthiban, > > > Am Dienstag, den 15.12.2009, 22:37 +0000 schrieb Parthiban Subramaniam: > > have installed both 64bit server(ubuntu-desktop) and desktop version of > > karmic in VGN-Z51WG_B followed the instructions given here > > http://global-social.net/VGN-Z all went well though i'm affected by this > > bug in the server edition > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/445952 > > Did you install both (dual boot)? > > Why Server and Desktop since your Vaio-Z is everything but a server ;-) > > A 'Desktop' system in fact is nothing else than a Server with a Desktop > environment on top of it, or did I miss something? > > Your Vaio will only boot on one grub, the other grub is only present but > not known or seen from 'Stage 1' in your MBR since that can only point > to one 'Stage 2' in one /boot/ dir (Desktop or Server). > > If you made changes in your "Server Installation", you have to return to > your "Desktop Installation" and run 'sudo-update' grub. > > But that will maybe not change the commandline from your server setup. > Since your combination is REALY strange, nobody would even imagine such > a setup ;-) > > Maybe it is better to install grub-legacy on the server, that makes it > much easier to handle > > By the way, if you need a Server for developing or simply because you > want an OS-Zoo, you can setup one in a VirtualBox or Xen environment but > beside a Desktop... How do you want to reach that "server" while the > 'Desktop Installation' is running? > > > > > I have no problems with stamina mode on both server and desktop > > installation > > > > but nvidia is not working and even after 2 days of all the search and > > trying various things it is not working > > > > in speed mode it has only nvidia listed when i do > > > > lspci |grep VGA > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G98 [GeForce 9300M > > GS] (rev ff) > > OK. That is good. > > > > > but in stamina mode it lists both > > > > lspci |grep VGA > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series > > Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07) > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G98 [GeForce 9300M > > GS] (rev ff) > > > > That is the default situation but not realy 'stamina' like it could > be ... > > > > i noticed that xorg.conf is not present in both the mode's > > Intel (stamina) does not need a xorg.conf > > > > > i'm lost on this one > > > > any advice or things that i can do to gain more understanding? > > Use the 'sony-VGN-Zseries-janitor' > > http://global-social.net/sony-VGN-Z#janitor > > > > > i'm ok with linux commandline and dont have any problems getting my hand > > dirty on that > > commandline is not dirty :-| > > Regards, > > Raphael > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
