Screen resolution loop [help!]

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Micheal, don't know what my effort to help the OP has to do with your reply.  I've read most of your rants on the issue and agree there are issues with X-window video in Hardy. I'm only trying to offer some suggestions that may help the OP so, please leave me out of your issues with Hardy video and I hope your efforts to get the dev to fix it works. I'd just like to help someone fix their video issue even if it's just a work around until the issue is fixed for all hardware; not that I expect it will be.  Have a good day and ease up a little; this is still a place where users look to get help fixing their issues even if it's just a workaround.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net


--- On Thu, 9/25/08, Michael "TheZorch" Haney <thezorch at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Michael "TheZorch" Haney <thezorch at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Screen resolution loop [help!]
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 10:01 PM
> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> > It's been mentioned before on the list but have
> you tried booting up in recovery mode and selecting the 4th
> item on the screen "xfix".  This usually get rid
> of low resolution issues with xorg.conf. and maybe blank
> screens(don't know as I haven't had one). Have you
> tried nvidia-xconfig yet although this conflicts with
> nvidia-glx and nvidia-glx-new drivers. You may get better
> help if you tell the list just what your monitor, video card
> and installed drivers are.
> If I were a novice computer user who is a Linux virgin and
> didn't know 
> to look in forums or this mailing list (didn't even
> know they existed in 
> the first place) for help how would I know that?  Once you
> are able to 
> answer that question I'll drop the subject, but until
> then I'll keep 
> trying to explain it over and over again until someone
> finally understands.
> 
> I'm not having this problem but I know others who are. 
> I installed 
> Kubuntu which has a display resolution dialog that does
> lets you select 
> your monitor type.  Ubuntu 8.04 with Gnome/Compiz Fusion
> doesn't have 
> this in its display resolution dialog.  If it did this
> would be a none 
> issue, but it doesn't so this is a big issue.  Its like
> having an iPod 
> without a headphone jack, it a basic function you expect to
> find but 
> isn't there.
> 
> nvidia-config does not fix this problem.
> 
> Again, look at this issue from the perspective of a
> computer novice, a 
> newbie, someone who's computer literacy doesn't
> extend beyond turning on 
> the machine and clicking on icons to make things work. 
> You're looking 
> at this from the knowledgeable Linux user perspective.  You
> need to 
> approach this issue from the mindset of someone who hears
> about Gnome 
> and in their mind they think about Travelocity commercials
> or lawn 
> ornaments.  Ubuntu is made for the easy-day average
> Jane/Joe user.  
> Think like they do and what I say about this problem starts
> to make more 
> sense.
> 
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