ATI Radeon 7000

[Phil Dobbin]

On 12/06/2012 12:56 AM, Felix Miata wrote:

> On 2012-12-06 00:39 (GMT) Phil Dobbin composed:
> 
>> I just checked & the 7000 is embedded & can't be upgraded (& neither can
>> the RAM) so I'm stuck with it.
> 
> Usually that old stuff can be upgraded with a PCI slot card regardless
> that there's an embedded gfxchip. Your problem is probably just that
> Gnome 3 presumes all its users have or can easily have modern hardware.
> Modern bling is simply not compatible with older hardware. Time to do
> that LXDE and/or XFCE trial if a hardware change isn't in your cards.

I've downloaded the Lubuntu 64-bit Live CD as well the alternate spin &
if it's successful in its run, I'll use the alternate spin to set up the
LVM structure I need.

I find it a real pity that Ubuntu doesn't offer a net install CD. I use
the net install option on virtually every other distro (or, in certain
cases, I set up a http install by copying the DVD to a directory on one
of my servers). It'd make life (well, my life) a lot easier if they did
I think ;-)

Cheers,

  Phil...

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