bad video mode booting from 7.10 cd

[Karl Larsen]

Joao Miguel Ferreira wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm booting my pc with ubuntu 7.10. I'm totally unable to start a correct
> video mode. Tried 'safe grafics mode', '800x600', '1024x768', 'noacpi',
> 'nolapic'.... and nothing.
>
> I get a totally messed up video mode whatever I try.
>
> It's an old Pentium II @ 300MHz.
> Video card is a Matrox Millenium II AGP.
> Monitor is also very old (15'', Samtron).
>
> I've been using Debian4 on this setup and I get 800x600 'out of the box'.
> Windows also works fine.
>
> What can I do to find a solution ?
>
> thank you very much
>
> Joao
>
>   
    I suggest you get a new computer and monitor. It will be just domb 
luck if you ever get that old stuff to work.

Karl


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