Why Does 14.04 Hate AMD?

[Bill Vance]

On Fri, 7 Nov 2014, Jörn Schönyan wrote:

> Am Freitag, 7. November 2014 10:28:11 CEST schrieb Bill Vance:
>> I've got an AMD Sempron 2800+ motherboard, and I'm using the
>> built in video.  14.04 Insists on using a screen resolution
>> that requires an electron microscope to read the text.
>> Unfortunately, _NOTHING_ in system settings works.  Attempts
>> to change the resolution just results in a permanent blank
>> screen, even after reboot.
>>
>> Other AMD owners have reported a number of weird problems,
>> and a _very_few_ claim no problems.
>>
>> Bill
>>
> Sempron 2800+ has no built in graphics itself, so it's on the 
> motherboard. 
> But without informations about that, it's hard to tell what's the 
> problem. 
> At that time, SiS graphics were common in cheap computers with Semprons 
> - 
> that could be the answer. But I'm only guessing. I don't think this is 
> processor-related.
>
> Jörn

Well, That still doesn't explain why nothing else in system
settings works.  Nothing.

Bill