[ubuntu-za] Problems with my Dell machine

[Bill Cairns]

Thanks Jonathan - I presume these directions apply to Xubuntu too? (that is
where I left the machine). One more carrrying the monitor upstairs ...

On Dec 31, 2007 3:27 PM, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) <jonathan at ubuntu.com>
wrote:

> Hi Bill
>
> Bill Cairns wrote:
> > To make a very long story short - the problem is not Ubuntu 7.10 per se
> > nor the antique Dell machine per se (and especially not the 256 K
> > memory), but an incompatibility between all 7.10 releases (both standard
> > Ubuntu and Xubuntu) with my equally ancient Mecer monitor. Having tried
> > everything else that I could think of, I eventually took my new monitor
> > upstairs to try everything all over again and found that everything -
> > and I mean everything - works fine. But with the old monitor both OS
> > reach the point just before the log in screen and then the monitor just
> > turns off.
>
> The new Xorg that ships with Ubuntu 7.10 doesn't require a configuration
> file as the older versions did. As a result, the installer generates a
> much smaller configuration file than previously, typically just storing
> exceptions to what Xorg would normally detect on start-up.
>
> What you could try is, booting from a 7.04 live CD and storing the
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf on a USB disk or network location and then copying it
> to your new 7.10 system, and see if that works for you. You could also
> create a new Xorg config file by typing "sudo dpkg-reconfigure
> xserver-xorg" from a command line with your admin user. This will give
> you a bunch of options screens where you will be able to choose an
> appropriate resolution and frequencies. There will be a bunch of
> questions where you might be unsure, just hit enter. When it comes to
> frequencies, etc- check the back of your display, it's usually listed
> there.
>
> -Jonathan
>
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