<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Fritz!<br>
The fix for the colors was a fairly simple one for me on my iBook.<br>
I just went to:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mac.linux.be/content/xorgconf-files">http://mac.linux.be/content/xorgconf-files</a><br>
grabbed the xorg matching my iBook, saved it as /etc/X11/xorg.conf<br>
and then restarted the display manager.<br>
You can restart it from a TTY (Ctrl+Alt+F1)<br>
Then simply<br>
sudo lightdm stop<br>
sudo lighdm start<br>
<br>
And then enjoy Lubuntu :)<br>
<br>
On 08/23/2014 08:45 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAG62idD7T1kG2GYuw73qufdyz-VcETG-R9d1kaxLr2RbmTgZ2Q@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div><font color="#888888">Folks:<br>
<br>
</font></div>
<font color="#888888">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. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
</font></div>
<font color="#888888">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. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
</font></div>
<font color="#888888">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" ?????<br>
<br>
</font></div>
<font color="#888888">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.<br>
<br>
</font></div>
<font color="#888888">F/ e.e.p.<br>
</font></div>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Regards</pre>
</body>
</html>