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[RDR]

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.

[TechMouse]

Sounds bizarre.

Do you get an error message?

if not, it might be dumping an error log somewhere.

[RDR]

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

[TechMouse]

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.

[TechMouse]

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?

[RDR]

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.

[TechMouse]

From https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupp...nesLaptopsAcer

Section on Acer 5612WLMi (which is the closest number I can find)...

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)

Full information here.

Worth a look?