Unable to use Ubuntu 8.04 live CD

[NoOp]

On 08/09/2008 08:47 PM, Jerry Alber wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> On 08/09/2008 03:44 PM, Jerry Alber wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> NoOp,
>>>
>>> The monitor type listed in Ubuntu 8.04.1 Alternate is: Identifier 
>>> "Configured Video Device"
>>> Vendor Name: "Generic LCD Display". In Ubuntu-Studio the identifier is: 
>>> AL1917W, which is what it is.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> Can you post the Ubuntu-Studio /etc/X11/xorg.conf?
>>
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/181598
>> [Acer AL1917W - Screen and Graphics Preferences]
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/150426
>> [ Acer AL1916W monitor cannot be configured using displayconfig-gtk]
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/150426/comments/3
>>
>> The last looks a little over the top to me:
>> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/+bugs?field.searchtext=AL1916W&search=Search+Bug+Reports&field.scope=all&field.scope.target=>
>>
>> Probably more relevant:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/234811
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   
> NoOp
> 
> Here are 3 xorg.conf files: Ubuntu-Studio, Ubuntu 8.04.1 Alternate and 
> Ubuntu 8.04.1 KDE. On the last two, I removed most of the commented 
> parts in the beginning.
> 
> Jerry

OK, the xorg.conf for kde does work in kubunu, correct?

If so, you should be able use it with Gnome, modify the kde xorg.conf to
show:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Boardname "ATI Radeon (fglrx)"
Busid "PCI:1:5:0"
Driver "ati"
Screen 0
Vendorname "ATI"
Option "MergedFB" "off"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL1917W"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies In RS480 [Radeon Xpress 200G Series]"
Monitor "AL1917W"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1440x1440" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1280" "1280x1024"
"1280x960" "1152x921" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600"
"720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

If that works, change
DefaultDepth 16
to
DefaultDepth 24
and log out and log back in & see if it still works. I've noticed '24'
creates problems on some of my older intel systems & changing to '16'
not only fixes a black screen, but also enables dri (direct rendering).