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Seth
Asked: 2012-05-01 17:04:42 +0800 CST

How to install drivers for ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200?

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I followed a guide to install drivers for my graphic card, However when I restart, Ubuntu merely shows a blank screen. I can get a terminal through CTRL+ALT+F1, but that's about it. Where exactly am I going wrong, and what exactly can I do to fix my current situation?

I use a laptop with an external monitor and a Ubuntu 12.04 64bit.

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1 Answers

  1. Go to the terminal with Ctrl Alt F1 like you said.

    The command dpkg -l '*nv*' wil list all the the installed packages containing "nv". With me the offending package was "nvidia-current".

    Type sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current. Type your password if asked for.

    Reboot your machine and viola. Well it worked for me. Hopefully you will be successful too.

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