Unable to use Ubuntu 8.04 live CD

[Jerry Alber]

NoOp wrote:
> 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).
>
>
>
>   
NoOp,

I made the changes to the xorg.conf that you suggested. When I restarted 
Ubuntu in Gnome it said that Gnome was in a low graphics resolution, 
meaning that I can not get above 640x480, so I set the default depth to 
24. With both resolutions (16 and 24) in Gnome I get a low resolution 
screen. Also, before I forget, when I go to Ctrl-Alt-F3, I can get to 
the TTY screen but I can't get back to the GUI again. Perhaps I should 
have tried Ctrl-Alt-F1 instead.

Jerry
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