Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Graphics problem with Mint 13?

If you stick with Mint 13 then enable the backports in your sources. That
should give you access to newer applications, although I am not sure about
kernels because I stick with 6 month releases.

For the problem of using Mint 14 and upgrading the kernel and the graphics
being messed up, this is fairly common and should straighten up when you
upgrade again and re-boot. If not try additional drivers or whatever is the
Mint equivalent. Conversely you can switch to the previous kernel from grub
menu and that should still work. Graphics drivers must match the kernel and
if they are out of sync strange things can happen.

Typically this is not a serious concern because you can use Restore from
Grub to fix graphics issues. Your distribution still works below the GUI.
It is just misbehaving with Xorg or the window manager. You just need t be
patient and it will often self-correct.

As you get used to Linux and its peculiarities then you will see there is
no reason for concern. Unlike Windows Linux drivers are not usually loaded
separately. Most come with the kernel. That means that you never have to
scramble for a disk like in Windows, but occasionally things go awry and
you have to wait for drivers and libraries to sync after an upgrade. That
is the trade-off for using Linux. It is our equivalent of re-booting and
waiting for files to upgrade while you twiddle your thumbs in that other OS.

Roy
Using Kubuntu 12.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada


On 17 January 2013 20:25, Paul <pfrederick1@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "frnk.newman" wrote:
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> > Hmmm - you were right on the money, Roy, with your thoughts about Mint
> 14. Unfortunately(!) Mint 14 runs fine without nomodeset. I say
> "unfortunately" because it leaves me with a dilemma about what to go for. I
> did try updating the kernel in Mint 13 to the latest version available in
> Synaptic as I presume that is where the drivers are and, although it did
> boot, the graphics were all broken up.
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> > Is this something that will work its way out in future updates or am I
> stuck with the problem?
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> > Frank
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> If you're talking about X Window then X has drivers that interact with the
> kernel drivers. Just how it is. Not all X Window drivers are compatible
> with all kernel drivers either. I learned more than I ever wanted to know
> about all of this back when I setup my i3 PC with Debian Lenny. I updated
> the kernel so I could get 3D acceleration then X Window wouldn't work
> because it couldn't communicate properly with the kernel driver.
> Theoretically it was supposed to be able to, but it just couldn't. When I
> upgraded to Squeeze with a newer version of X Window things worked.
>
> Like X -showconfig says
>
> Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
> to make sure that you have the latest version.
>
> They're not kidding!
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