HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem

dannie82boy · 10-19-07, 04:57 AM

Hi.

I have a new HP laptop with windows Vista.
Don't like it. Trying to install Linux Ubuntu 7.10.
That isn't going as I thought it would.
I think I have some problem with the graphic drives.
Because the installation stops when it comes to the point where it's supposed to start ubuntu. I just get a black screen.
That was not what i hoped for.

I have a geforce go 6150 graphic card. What do you suggest that i do?

atari05 · 10-22-07, 10:25 PM

I'm having the same issue. I tired safe graphics mode too but ....no soup

I can't even get to shell login to view logs

Rajiv P · 04-06-08, 12:25 AM

yes thats true it was easier installing ubuntu gutsy on a desktop.

I have a compaq V3155AU laptop with a nvidia GO6150 gfx card.

Problems i faced.. 32 bit Ubuntu just wouldnt install.. got stuck at the blinking cursor state after start/install has been initiated.

However the 64 bit ubuntu gutsy gibbon could be managed by me,though it was very frustrating thanks to the gfx card which was corrupting the display(although the mouse pointer still moved!) in the prelim stages of starting the "live" disk b4 installing.

SOLUTION:
i chose F4 at the start and chose 800*640 resolution with 32 bit and after that in the start install option i chose the 3rd option that is the "SAFE GRAPHICS MODE".

and this time it led up to the slow but happy start of the 64bit live cd.once the desktop came.. installing is easy.

Unfortunately this only worked with the Gutsy 64bit cd not the 32bit one

Wolfton · 06-02-08, 08:33 AM

I have a TX 1410 (HP Table PC with the same card.)

X Fails to start (black screen) no matter what I do with Ubuntu.

Mandriva Powerpack 2008.0 seems to work very well though. I think its the wrong driver, because my computer shows the 8800 instead of 6150. Perhaps you guys can search Ubunto forums for help with your distro.

blargh · 06-02-08, 09:14 AM

How about you guys do this....
When it fails to start X, install the latest 173.14.05 driver.

PeaceFaker · 06-02-08, 09:54 AM

Yep, the 173.## driver works wonders, the 167 worked on my HP tx2020 too but had DMPS problems that are now resolved. If you have random reboots try noapic nolapic

SilentLexx · 06-04-08, 03:11 AM

Try to booting with 'nohz=off' or/and 'acpi=off' in kernel command line.... On my MSI M670X helps nohz=off.

Wolfton · 04-05-09, 01:35 AM

I kinda gave up on that for a while. I tried the new gOS today and somehow it worked.

I only did the live boot, and I am still trying to find a distro that likes the touchscreen of the TX 1410, but X started just fine.

10-19-07, 04:57 AM	#1
dannie82boy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1	HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem Hi. I have a new HP laptop with windows Vista. Don't like it. Trying to install Linux Ubuntu 7.10. That isn't going as I thought it would. I think I have some problem with the graphic drives. Because the installation stops when it comes to the point where it's supposed to start ubuntu. I just get a black screen. That was not what i hoped for. I have a geforce go 6150 graphic card. What do you suggest that i do?

10-22-07, 10:25 PM	#2
atari05 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3	Re: HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem I'm having the same issue. I tired safe graphics mode too but ....no soup I can't even get to shell login to view logs __________________ ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe - AMD64 3000+ - PciE BFG 6600GT OC - 1 GiG of PC2700 Cosair ( Dual Channel ) 2 80 gig Seagate SATA drives ( Dual boot configuration between WinXPSP2 and Slackware 10.1 on 2.6.11 and 2.4.29)

04-06-08, 12:25 AM	#3
Rajiv P Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	Re: HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem yes thats true it was easier installing ubuntu gutsy on a desktop. I have a compaq V3155AU laptop with a nvidia GO6150 gfx card. Problems i faced.. 32 bit Ubuntu just wouldnt install.. got stuck at the blinking cursor state after start/install has been initiated. However the 64 bit ubuntu gutsy gibbon could be managed by me,though it was very frustrating thanks to the gfx card which was corrupting the display(although the mouse pointer still moved!) in the prelim stages of starting the "live" disk b4 installing. SOLUTION: i chose F4 at the start and chose 800*640 resolution with 32 bit and after that in the start install option i chose the 3rd option that is the "SAFE GRAPHICS MODE". and this time it led up to the slow but happy start of the 64bit live cd.once the desktop came.. installing is easy. Unfortunately this only worked with the Gutsy 64bit cd not the 32bit one

06-02-08, 08:33 AM	#4
Wolfton Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	Re: HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem I have a TX 1410 (HP Table PC with the same card.) X Fails to start (black screen) no matter what I do with Ubuntu. Mandriva Powerpack 2008.0 seems to work very well though. I think its the wrong driver, because my computer shows the 8800 instead of 6150. Perhaps you guys can search Ubunto forums for help with your distro.

06-02-08, 09:14 AM	#5
blargh Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 80	Re: HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem How about you guys do this.... When it fails to start X, install the latest 173.14.05 driver.

06-02-08, 09:54 AM	#6
PeaceFaker Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 15	Re: HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem Yep, the 173.## driver works wonders, the 167 worked on my HP tx2020 too but had DMPS problems that are now resolved. If you have random reboots try noapic nolapic __________________ Athlon64 X2 5600+ / ASUS M2N-SLI deluxe / 4x1GB DDR2-667 / Gainward GeForce 7900GS 512MB / 3x320GB RAID-5 / NEC DL-DVD+-RW / Gentoo Linux HP tx2020eo / Turion X2 TL-60 / nVidia 6150 / Debian Linux

06-04-08, 03:11 AM	#7
SilentLexx Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ukraine / Sumy Posts: 112	Re: HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem Try to booting with 'nohz=off' or/and 'acpi=off' in kernel command line.... On my MSI M670X helps nohz=off. __________________ PS: I'm sorry, but my english is very bad openSUSE 11.1, Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4, AMD Athlon64 X2 +4800@2500MHz, 2 GB RAM, GeForce 9800GT. openSUSE 11.0, MSI M670X, AMD Sempron +3600@2000MHz, 2 GB RAM, GeForce 6100 Go. Ubuntu 8.10, Albatron KM266Pro, AMD AthlonXP +1800@1600MHz, 1 GB RAM, GeForce 4 MX440.

04-05-09, 01:35 AM	#8
Wolfton Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	Re: HP with Nvidia Geforce Go 6150 linux problem I kinda gave up on that for a while. I tried the new gOS today and somehow it worked. I only did the live boot, and I am still trying to find a distro that likes the touchscreen of the TX 1410, but X started just fine.

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