2048MD ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series login loop - can't find in Additional Drivers

Question

I was suffering from Ubuntu logo loop through startup.

I searched for solutions and I edited GRUB's option to access Ubuntu with nomodeset and the loop issue was gone.

But every restart I face the same problem. I have applied many solutions and the display was interrupted and I cannot find my display device on the Additional Drivers tab.

Ubuntu 19.04

Graphics Card 2048MD ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series

Possible duplicate of Live USB for installation does not boot, black error screen followed by visual artifacts on a purple screen and Ubuntu 14.04.5/16.04 and newer on AMD graphics — karel, Sep 07 '19 at 09:44
@Ghorab Which solution doesn't work well for you? Which did you try and what were the results. Please review https://askubuntu.com/help/how-to-ask and then [edit] your post to include further information. Thank you for helping us help you! — Elder Geek, Sep 07 '19 at 16:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 28 '19 at 19:50

Same issue as mine, I am currently using "nomodeset" in Grub as work-around.

Edit /etc/default/grub

Add "nomodeset" in the kernel options

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nomodeset"

Save in your editor (CTRL-X in nano)

Then update Grub

sudo update-grub

Then just reboot..

This is a work-around, HW acceleration will be disabled. Unfortunately (in my case at least), this is a bug in Linux Kernel, KMS is supposed to work but is does not, and new proprietary drivers no longer support these old cards.

2048MD ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series login loop - can't find in Additional Drivers

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