> Now, to me, debian looks very pretty, but am prepared to try other
> versions if that's what it takes. Trouble is, I have found the same
> monitor res issue with Puppy, macpup, mint, dream, lubuntu, and am weary
> of burning CD's. It's a pity if these don't work with an old laptop, as
> this appears to be partly their purpose.
For what it is worth, I had similar issues on my older laptop with
screen resolution, even when I seemed to have a good working driver.
I could not get it to work with newer versions of Linux. In the older
versions (and maybe in some of the modern ones still) there was an
xorg.confg file that was read for monitor resolutions, among other
things. What eventually worked for me on that laptop was to install
the LTS of ubuntu server (since it would still be supported for
several more years) and manually add my desired resolution (along with
some other details) to the xorg.config file. I followed a reported
fix on a forum for the specifics. After that, all worked well. This
was so long ago that I don't remember the details, but it may give you
some ideas towards starting google searches and additional research.
Also, I'm sure there is a good way to do this same thing in the newer
version, I just couldn't figure out how.
What helped me the most in resolving the issue was googling the distro
and the make and model of my laptop in the search string. Something
like "Fix resolution toshiba ASX500 Debian".
btw, Puppy Linux 4.2 worked good with the screen on my laptop out of
the box, so it could be worth trying an older version of that if you
haven't already. The 4 series was built from ground up, I think,
rather than based on Ubuntu, as 5.X now is. My personal opinion at
this point, though, is it's best to pick the distro you want, make
sure it will run on your specs, and determine to resolve the problem
for that specific distro. That way you can focus your efforts towards
a resolution, and learn a lot in the process.
My apologies if any of this has already been mentioned. I've missed
the first part of this topic. Additionally, you may want to hold off
on the above for a bit, as others with a lot more knowledgeable than
me may have the key for your problem in short order.
Cheers~
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