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Since I installed my graphics card - a AMD Radeon HD 6850 - I couldn't get Ubuntu to work. I've just installed Ubuntu again but still no success to run it properly. I've installed using updates and MP3 codecs.

When I start Ubuntu, I see the monitor is slipped right. How can I solve this issue?

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    Your monitor will have controls to move the screen image left and right - have you tried this?
    – fossfreedom
    Aug 6, 2011 at 19:02
  • install the propietary drivers and set the correct overscan Aug 6, 2011 at 22:18
  • Are you using the jockey-gtk to install the graphics drivers? If not then try that and let us know.
    – Abhijeet
    Aug 7, 2011 at 5:00
  • All of your responses don't meet with my problem. I see the monitor slipped right but I'm able to login, only login. After login operation, the screen freezes and nothing is happening. Aug 9, 2011 at 13:53
  • @Abhijeet How can I install while I'm on login screen? Aug 9, 2011 at 14:00

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I had the very same problem with the very same HD6850. Here's what to do:

  1. Boot from LiveCD.
  2. Mount your hard drive by clicking it from Home folder for example.
  3. In a terminal, run:

    sudo gedit /media/hddUUIDcode/etc/default/grub
    

    (where hddUUIDcode - unique code of hard drive where Ubuntu installed). Hereby you've opened the grub file of the installed Ubuntu.

  4. In the grub file replace the line:

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
    

    with

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash vga=normal noapic"
    

    Save the changes.

  5. Reinstall grub from a terminal:

    • sudo fdisk -l (Find the partition you want)
    • sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt (Mount the partition)
    • sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda

    I’ve used the drive /dev/sda and partition /dev/sda5 in my example. Notice the exact spelling.

  6. Reboot and voila...everything works just fine.

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