Ubuntu 7.10 on HP NX6125

In this tutorial I will show you how to get Ubuntu 7.10 working correctly on a HP NX6125 laptop. Im sure this tutorial can be used on any laptop with an ATI card. There are two main issues after installing 7.10 on the NX6125, a very long boot time with just a black screen and none of the visual effects working. So lets fix these! If you have any questions you can leave them after this article and I will do my best to help you out.

Long boot time fix

1. In terminal type “sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst”
2. Find the line that has “ro quiet splash” at the end of it
3. Add the following after the “splash” “vga=791
4. Save and close
5. Type “sudo gedit /etc/usplash.conf”
6. Edit the resolution from “1280X1024” to “1024X768”
7. Save and close
8. Type “uname -r”
9. Type “sudo update-initramfs -u -k <insert results from uname -r here>”
10. Restart, and you should get a very quick load time.

Enable visual effects

1. Make sure you have the extra repositories enabled, if you don’t look here: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Gutsy#How_to_add_extra_repositories
2. Goto: system->administration->restricted drivers and enable the drivers for your ATI card.
3. Open terminal, type “sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf”
4. Find the line “Option “Composite” “0″” and change the 0 to 1
5. Save and close
6. Type “sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl”
7. Restart, and enable visual effects in appearance

Ubuntu should now be running like it should. Hope this tutorial helps you. Feel free to leave comments.