Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Can't change graphic settings on Ubuntu 10.10 installed Dell...

Its a big country.Some parts stay cold by most standards year round. Parts
of the west are very cold and it is just beginning to reach the east where I
live.It wasn't cold here until yesterday. We got a sprinkling of snow over
night. Nothing to speak of, but it is an unwelcome change. We are just below
the snow belt so don't get too much. South western Ontario is on the same
latitude as northern California, but we don't have the moderating ocean
currents. Buffalo which is south of us gets much more snow due to the lake
effect. At the risk of sounding unCanadian I am not a winter person, but
there is no sense in complaining about the weather, it just is what it is
and I accept it. Day time highs this weekend are around zero C or 32 F. It
could be worse. I could live in Calgary where the temperatures can swing 40
degrees in a few hours.

I hope our American friends are enjoying their Thanksgiving weekend!

Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 26 November 2010 17:53, Joan Leach <jleach728@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>
>
> Thanks for the links, but it isn't drastic as I have too many computers and
> not enough space in my apartment, at least my landlord thinks so. Paying it
> forward, or hoping they'll give me something later, is one solution for me.
> When I look at all the competition on the local Craigslist in these hard
> times, I think I've made the right decision.
>
> In a pinch, with this Dell, I've enlarged the fonts to make my use easier.
> I hope using this computer, if he'll either let the wife and kids or
> himself, will spare his dual-core Dell from the onslaught of his ill-habits
> on the Web. His computer had over 3000 malware on it, which I've
> reinstalled with his OS of choice.
>
> How cold is it in Canada now? The other morning it was 7 degrees F. in
> Reno.
>
> Take care,
> Joan in Reno
>
> --- On Fri, 11/26/10, Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com <linuxcanuck%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> From: Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com <linuxcanuck%40gmail.com>>
> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Can't change graphic settings on Ubuntu 10.10
> installed Dell...
> To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Friday, November 26, 2010, 12:35 PM
>
>
> That sounds a bit drastic and pessimistic. :)
>
> I would try booting with a different graphics mode from grub. If that got
> me
> in, it would likely look very good (vesa), but it would be workable. Then I
> would try to install a graphics driver from Additional Drivers. If that did
> not work (unusable) then I would try a console login from the login screen
> (under shutdown). I would apt-get purge xserver-xorg and then re-install
> it.
> If that did not work then I might try to be more specific and install
> xserver-xorg-video-intel. I am shooting blanks because I have no experience
> with that card or Dells. It is just the strategy that I would try.
>
> If you are googling you can pretty much ignore any advice that tells you to
> edit xorg.conf (and basically anything pre-Lucid). It is not used anymore
> and you may compound your problems.
>
> See: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions
>
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>
> On 26 November 2010 13:48, Joan Leach <jleach728@sbcglobal.net<jleach728%40sbcglobal.net>>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Trying to get this unit set up, but I think the Intel i915 VGA card is
> the
> > problem. It's a Dell Insipiron 3000 Service Tag GXHXX81. First I tried
> > Ubuntu 10.10 Live, then the latest Mint Live, but saw the same problem, I
> > finally installed, but it won't allow a change since the question is
> below
> > the click range of the mouse and no it won't scroll down, it appears to
> have
> > two overlapped displays or x-windows.
> >
> > I hate to give away a VGA card, plus the computer, but I may have to, if
> no
> > one has an answer.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joan in Reno
> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
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