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RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

-Wiz!- — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:43:18 GMT

I've dressed it up as a Mac and all looks very nice. Minus the dock bar as I found it flaky in past use. :)

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

Bruce R — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:42:06 GMT

Hi Wiz! :)
Great News. As my [C] rig had just started playing up with Updated 8.04, I've just done the same, using the 32-bit LiveDVD and alls well, touch wood. ;)

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

-Wiz!- — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:39:21 GMT

HH 8.04.1 installed with my desired resolution and full eye candy. Looks great! :w00t:

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

-Wiz!- — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:36:39 GMT

Thanks. I'm going to down load 8.04.1 later. I'll keep you posted. :)

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

Bruce R — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:34:46 GMT

Hi Wiz!
There have been mixed reports about the reliability of the version to version Update process and I was amazed at the difference between Internet-connected 8.04.1 LiveCD and Live DVD installation. On one rig, the CD install stalled, whilst the slower DVD install worked.
(Note that although six-monthly release 8.10, Intrepid Ibex development is getting under way, there's talk of an 8.04.2 Long Term Support Jan 2009 release.)
The '8.04' (actually 8.04.1) Live CD can be downloaded from the usual Mirrors. but if you fancy an 'overnight', the Live DVDs (32-bit or 64-bit) can be found at :
[url]http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/release/[/url]

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

-Wiz!- — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:17:28 GMT

Thanks Bruce. I didn't realise I had installed such an old version. I'll try HH and see if it improves. :)

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

Bruce R — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:14:35 GMT

Edit, don't know how, but a double Post occurred, so have deleted content in this one !

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

-Wiz!- — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:13:59 GMT

Ok...I'm running Feisty! Can feisty not update it's self to HH?

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

Bruce R — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:11:01 GMT

Hi Wiz!
Don't know whether this will help, but on my NVidia rigs, 32-bit 8.04.1, from the LiveDVD, is proving more hardware tolerant than Updated 8.04.
Easy for me to say, with XP-hosted partition image restore when 'things go wrong', but have you tried EnvyNG ? (Doesn't work on my old [C] rig, so its probably time that I went off-line for a few days, to re-instate and check out my HD2600PRO card on my [B] rig.)
(I have found that it takes three or four weeks for new ATI release Linux drivers to filter through to Envy, so I won't be rushing to do it.) ;)

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

-Wiz!- — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:08:47 GMT

I have edited it so it looks like this but it does not give me the options for my desired res. :(

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-51
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies Inc ATI Default Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

RE: Ubuntu resolution again...

Attercop — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:55:40 GMT

[quote][b]-Wiz!- (22/07/2008)[/b][hr]Put Ubuntu HH on the rig in the sig. The screen res is only 1024x768 though? I am trying to edit the xorg.conf file but it does not let me change even thought the file shows the res I want? :)[/quote]
How do you mean it doesn't let you change? Maybe you just opened xorg.conf normally. You have to open a terminal and do 'sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf' in order to edit it as root. Then add all the supported modes to xorg.conf and delete all the ones you'll don't want.

Ubuntu resolution again...

-Wiz!- — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:59:22 GMT

Put Ubuntu HH on the rig in the sig. The screen res is only 1024x768 though? I am trying to edit the xorg.conf file but it does not let me change even thought the file shows the res I want? :)