Latest Hoary liveCD and screen resolution

[jahLux]

Eamonn Sullivan Wrote: 
> I downloaded the latest Hoary LiveCD and gave it a whirl on an HP
> Pavilion with an LCD (f50s). As with previous Live CDs I've tried on
> this PC, the monitor isn't detected correctly and I end up booting
> into a barely usable screen resolution. The latest Hoary is somewhat
> of an improvement in that it boots into 800x600, which at least sort
> of works. I can either view the top of the screen, or the bottom, but
> not both...
> 
> Under Windows XP, the LCD runs at 1024x768 and in some live cds (I
> think even the Warty-based Gnoppix one) I can specify the resolution
> in the boot parameters. I didn't see that option in Hoary, at least in
> the help section.
> 
> Is there a way that I missed?
> 
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For what it's worth, the same situation exists after installing from
the parallel install disc! Most frustrating, Matt . . . . .!


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