Testing report: Did the 14.04 upgrade . . . how do I fix it?

[Israel]

Hi Fritz!
The fix for the colors was a fairly simple one for me on my iBook.
I just went to:
http://mac.linux.be/content/xorgconf-files
grabbed the xorg matching my iBook, saved it as /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and then restarted the display manager.
You can restart it from a TTY (Ctrl+Alt+F1)
Then simply
sudo lightdm stop
sudo lighdm start

And then enjoy Lubuntu :)

On 08/23/2014 08:45 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:
> Folks:
>
> Fired up the iBook to check for 12.04 updates and a window opened
> asking me if I "wanted to upgrade to 14.04 ?". . . so I figured what
> the heck . . . said it was going to take two hours . . . wound up at
> 4.  I figured that using the GUI "Distribution Upgrade" app would
> preserve my system and set it up to run the way it was before better
> than a fresh install via DVD . . . didn't exactly go that way. 
>
> On restart I got the 14.04 splash, got the cursor, but then the cursor
> turned to "highlight" or "link" symbol, however the "I" . . . was
> floating on what was now a totally black screen . . . took a minute to
> figure that lightdm login window was not visibly showing up, but
> possibly log in cursor was blinking.  So I typed my password, and
> "viola" . . . got to a desktop, fairly good resolution, but desktop
> color was changed from the blue XFCE to a red w/vert line Op Art look
> . . . the background image colors in the gmail browser window are low
> resolution blotchy, same thing in the Settings DE photo.  Fonts appear
> to be rendered fairly well.
>
> The iBook has the radeon driver and I saw comment in the past that the
> radon driver was "not supported in 14.04." But, I saw that
> "video-xserver-radeon"??? was downloaded & installed, but "radeon" is
> not showing up in "lsmod" . .  I "nano'd" the /etc/X11/xorg.conf  file
> and it's empty. 
>
> Previously here on the list I saw that perhaps Aere had some similar
> problems with colors, possibly in an iBook . . . if someone could
> "remind" me about the fix for the splotchy colors issue . . . that
> would be great.
>
> So, what happened to "lightdm" log in window, I saw in the install it
> was "set up" . . . but logging out goes to a black window . . . so I
> can't see how to switch from Xubuntu to LXDE or Openbox . . . should I
> just run "sudo start lightdm" ?????
>
> Also, multiple toolbar applets for battery (2) . . . and (4) applets
> for notepad . . . .  Font appears to be grey in this window, although
> subject line appears ink black . . . .  And there till seems to be the
> issue with window dragging being somewhat off kilter from mouse
> movement . . . that has not changed from my testing of the LiveDVD . .
> . but, it's installed.  Maybe in the coming months if I can get some
> of these things straightened out I'll try to find the spare time to
> set up the "qe" thingie, or whatever it's called . . . .  Thanks for
> any assistance.
>
> F/ e.e.p.
>
>


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Regards

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