I am new to Linux. I just got my hands on an old server machine with Internet to set up a media server and installed a fresh version of Ubuntu. Ultimately, I hope to use it as a headless unit but as I am a newbie, I put the GUI version on. I am having an issue getting it to display at all.

On boot, the output just stops. I can fix it by adding nomodeset to the boot script. I updated the Intel graphics driver’s per the instructions on Intel’s site. I am not sure where to go next. Any advice for troubleshooting? The onboard graphics is intel corporation hd graphics 530 rev 06.

  • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    The drivers should be built into the kernel already if you’re using onboard Intel graphics.

    The system might be loading the wrong driver module for its chipset—unlikely, but possible. The correct driver for your chipset should be i915. You can check by running lspci -v and finding the Kernel driver in use line for your video card. (There may be other ways of checking as well.)

    Personally, if this computer will normally be operating in headless mode, I’d just ignore this altogether, disconnect the monitor, and administer it via SSH from a machine not having these issues.

  • ebits21@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Very odd. The drivers are built into the kernel.

    Did you try to install the drivers right away? You shouldn’t have to.

    • Skotimusj@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      I didn’t install right away. Actually, my fist attempt to install Ubuntu failed because of the same issue. I had to retry with the graphics safe install and then it worked. When rebooting, I got to the prompt that said , “remove installation hardware and press enter to continue” I did this and the screen went blank.

      I restarted with the “nomodeset” edit to the boot script and set up ssh access. That’s when I tried to update the drivers. After the update there was still no video output. I suspect it’s not a driver issue but I am new to Linux and do not know how to proceed with troubleshooting.

  • Presi300@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Intel graphics should work without you doing anything, as the driver is built into the Linux kernel itself…