[DC LoCo] Helped needed for Linux newcomer in Derwood, Maryland
Greg Reagle
reagle at cepr.net
Tue Feb 21 22:11:39 UTC 2012
On 01/25/2012 07:07 PM, Phil Shapiro wrote:
> One of my smart co-workers in the City of Takoma Park told me he's
> tired of Vista on his home desktop and doesn't want to upgrade to
> Windows 7. "I'm ready to try Linux," he told me. I gave him an
> Ubuntu 11.10 CD disk (and a Linux Mint install CD), but he has had
> trouble installing each of them. He is getting an "out of range"
> error on his monitor. He has a 20-inch LCD monitor, as I recall.
>
> Is there anyone here on the list who lives near Derwood who could
> stop by his house to get him on board as a new FOSS convert? (Or
> anyone who has ideas on how to deal with this error message?)
>
> This person, Alvaro, is in charge of the city's cable television
> channel, so I'm hoping to get him involved with OpenShot video editor
> at some time, too. His technical skills with computers is already
> quite strong. I'd love to have him join the Linux camp.
> (Or anyone who has ideas on how to deal with this error message?)
Here are some troubleshooting paths that might work.
A. Try a different monitor (temporarily). If it works, reduce the resolution to a minimum, then plug the original monitor back in.
B. Hit Ctrl-Alt-F1. Does the console display properly? Hit Ctrl-Alt-F7 or -F8 to get back to X.
C. Try a different monitor permanently.
D. How soon does he see "out of range"? I assume that the BIOS messages are displayed okay.
E. Try a different live CD, like SystemRescueCD or Knoppix.
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Greg Reagle
System Administrator
Center for Economic and Policy Research
reagle at cepr.net
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