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Old 10-11-2010, 05:28 PM   #1
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I recently installed Ubuntu, but I'm having problems

i have recently installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my computer but my screen keeps going black at random intervals and when i attempt to change my screen saver. Also, I cant change turn on any desktop effects on. please help me..
 
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What graphics chipset has your machine got?
 
Old 10-15-2010, 09:44 PM   #3
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Ok, hpw do I find that?
 
Old 10-15-2010, 09:50 PM   #4
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Try This
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$ lspci -v | less
and look for your graphics
 
  


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