I'll try and remember to stick MSN on later, on the off chance you need tech support ;)
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I'll try and remember to stick MSN on later, on the off chance you need tech support ;)
partition? = o.k. 20gb
install? = o.k.
Working? = not o.k.
xserver issue.. with the graphics but i can find out how to alter to settings to make sure i selectred the right screen size..
bugger
??
PS that gnome partition didnt work, partition magic did the trick perfectly.
Sounds bizarre.
Do you get an error message?
if not, it might be dumping an error log somewhere.
its a screen rez issue
915 resolution issue, i had to go into something called sudo mode and turn off xorg??
Argh!
now i can get it to run but only have 1024x768 resolution to use
su is a command in UNIX which lets you temporarily jump into "superuser" mode to do administration tasks.
sudo is a prefix which you can add to any other command to say "do this command as the superuser".
What screen rez do you use normally?
Do you know what graphics chipset you have?
XOrg is the X Windows system.
Their website is here.
There will almost certainly be a hardware compatibility list and some troubleshooting info.
OK, I'm guessing you have the i915 chipset - which is listed in the Ubuntu compatibility list.
Was it a Dell laptop you got?
Which model?
It is the 915 chipset.
I used the i810 workaround for this.
I have a 5630 acer aspire.
Still looking on the ubuntu sites, sadly not very much makes sense to me.
thanks for your help mark.
chris.
From https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupp...nesLaptopsAcer
Section on Acer 5612WLMi (which is the closest number I can find)...
Full information here.Quote:
X resolution is 1024x678 but in Xorg.conf file there is 1280x800 resolution. And it should be 1280x800 that is the real screen resolution. This bug is solved with the 915resolution program: http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/ (a link to ubuntu wiki is here)
Worth a look?
Yeah thats it.... but TBH i dont really know how to use it... downloaded it to the linux partition but not sure about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechMouse
OK, so this is totally off the cuff...
In a command prompt, cd into wherever you downloaded the file.
Do...
This will decompress the archive into a folder.Code:tar -zxvf 915resolution-0.5.3.tar.gz
Now...
... you will need to stick in your root password here...Code:cd 915resolution-0.5.3
make
su
This will compile and install the program.Code:make install
Now, still being in root...
You should see some information e.g.Code:915resolution -l
Pick a mode you don't need (e.g. #38 1280x1024) and overwrite with what you do (e.g. 1280x800)...Code:Intel 915GM VBIOS Hack : version 0.2
Chipset: 915GM
Mode 30 : 640x480, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 32 : 800x600, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 34 : 1024x768, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 38 : 1280x1024, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 3a : 1600x1200, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 3c : 1920x1440, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 41 : 640x480, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 43 : 800x600, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 45 : 1024x768, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 49 : 1280x1024, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 4b : 1600x1200, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 4d : 1920x1440, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 50 : 640x480, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 52 : 800x600, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 54 : 1024x768, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 58 : 1280x1024, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 5a : 1600x1200, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 5c : 1920x1440, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 60 : 1280x770, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 61 : 1280x770, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 62 : 1280x770, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 63 : 512x771, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 64 : 512x771, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 65 : 512x771, 32 bits/pixel
If you need 24 bits per pixel...Code:915resolution 38 1280 800
You'll need to add this to your Xorg.conf file...Code:915resolution 38 1280 800 24
Now start X Windows...Code:Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "device"
Monitor "LCD"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubsection
EndSection
If it works OK, you'll want to add the 915resolution commands to your startup scripts.Code:startx
We can work through that later.
There's a Google group (http://groups.google.com/group/915resolution) where you'll be able to get far more help than I can possibly offer.
Thanks mark!
Your a massive help, im not gonna do this now as ive had a few beerss.
Mistake central.
;)