Screen jumpy after wakeup Ubuntu 8.04

[1a22ip]

I am running Ubuntu 8.04. I press sleep and off to bed the system goes. Great!! When I wake it up. The screen is jumpy (unusable). The only way to fix it is to re-boot.

Has anyone seen this before and if so how was it fixed.

Thanks In advance
ED

 

[danomac]

There are some issues resuming from sleep with certain proprietary video drivers. What video card do you have?

Other than trying to upgrade the drivers, there is no cure.

 

[1a22ip]

Thanks for the reply: I will check the video card stuff. I am afraid that because it's on the mother board their might be as you said no cure.

ED

 

[benlinkknilneb]

You could still cure it by buying a video card and putting it in the machine. Doesn't even have to be a great one if you've been doing ok with onboard graphics for this long, probably spend about $40 and you'll be set. I'd recommend nVidia as the brand to consider... ATI in linux is usually a pain.

Remember to turn off the onboard VGA in the BIOS. Once you've got your nVidia card in the machine,

sudo apt-get install envyng*

and then run it from the icon it puts in your applications menu to set up the card's drivers the easiest way possible.

Ben
Windows isn't the answer; it's the question. NO is the answer.

 

[1a22ip]

Thanks for the reply: The on-board video chip is intel. I keep your suggestion is mind. I might have a Video card lying around.

Thanks
ED

 

[BadBigBen]

ATI in linux is usually a pain.

Not anylonger... their installer is a breeze to use, full GUI and all (a lot like windows)...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."