VGA mode not supported

[Eberhard Roloff]

David McGlone wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> With the last couple releases of kubuntu I have not been able to install 
> kubuntu on my desktop using the live CD because when it boots, 
> everything is way  too big for the screen and it's impossible to navigate, 
> so I always use the alternate cd ,which also after installation is HUGE, 
> but I have managed to navigate around enough to enable the restricted 
> drivers for my video card and after a reboot, all is well.
> 
> Well I just installed 8.10 on my desktop with the alternate cd and low 
> and behold, I can't even get a HUGE desktop, all I get is my monitor 
> complaining VGA mode not supported.

When do you get this message? At the very beginning of booting the PC or 
when X should be started?
> 
> I have a 17" flat monitor that can do from 640x480 up to 1280x768. 
> my video card is and ATI radeon x300se RV370.

Are you sure? A 4:3 17" TFT should support 1280x1024 imho.
> 
> I tried booting into safe mode and that doesn't work like it used to in 
> previous releases where a desktop would come up. I even tried dpkg-
> reconfigure xserver-xorg and it doesn't let the xserver be configured 
> anymore, just the keyboard.
> 
> What should I do?

maybe start with "sudo lspci |grep VGA", thus letting us know about your 
graphics board?

regards
Eberhard