<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> NoOp wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:g7nlee$rif$1@ger.gmane.org" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On 08/09/2008 08:47 PM, Jerry Alber wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">NoOp wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On 08/09/2008 03:44 PM, Jerry Alber wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">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. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Can you post the Ubuntu-Studio /etc/X11/xorg.conf? <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/181598">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/181598</a> [Acer AL1917W - Screen and Graphics Preferences] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/150426">https://bugs.launchpad.net/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/150426</a> [ Acer AL1916W monitor cannot be configured using displayconfig-gtk] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/150426/comments/3">https://bugs.launchpad.net/displayconfig-gtk/+bug/150426/comments/3</a> The last looks a little over the top to me: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/+bugs?field.searchtext=AL1916W&search=Search+Bug+Reports&field.scope=all&field.scope.target="><https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/+bugs?field.searchtext=AL1916W&search=Search+Bug+Reports&field.scope=all&field.scope.target=></a> Probably more relevant: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/234811">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/234811</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">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 </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> 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). </pre> </blockquote> NoOp, I give up, at least with the "Live CDs" version of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. I can get it to run by using "Failsafe Gnome" or by starting from Run Level 3 and then using startx. I never could get the live CDs to install properly, except to another computer by devoting the whole HD to Ubuntu. What I did do, though, was to download the Ubuntu-Studio 8.04.1 Alternate iso. I eventually plan on replacing Ubuntu-Studio 7.04 with this version. I had "absolutely" no problems installing it to an empty partition. It works with no problems, at least none that I can see at this time. Not even any problems with the display. When looking at the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, it contains what was originally in the "xorg.conf" file of the live Hardy Heron CDs ("Configured Video, Configured Monitor and "Default Screen"), but in this case, it works. No problem with my LCD monitor or its resolutions! I am not sure where all of this information is stored, but in the case of the "New and Improved" it is not in the xorg.conf file. Unless there is something wrong, there is only one panel at the top. I like the layout, and if you want a panel at the bottom, it can be added very easily. Any thoughts on why this works and the Live CD/DVD version of Hardy Heron, doesn't seem to, at least when it comes to my hardware. Thank you for all of the help you have given me and I also thank you for your patience. Jerry </body> </html>