Topic: Ubuntu - more hassle than I thought.... (Page 1 of 1) |
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Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() I decided to go with the recommendation and transition from Windows to Ubuntu - man what a headache. Initially, sure it was cool, but the dell laptop I'm using (the d600) - wouldn't display compiz - beryl effects with the driver that ubuntu installed for me. So I found a tutorial that would let me do this. It didn't work. I looked for a driver supporting my laptop. Nothing. I tried changing my graphic settings to support a dell display, and now my screen is incoherent. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Switzerland |
![]() I understand : I've put some references in the faq, but - |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() yeah, I do have a dual boot...with winxp pro...., and I'm sure I'll have questions to probs.... - links to faq for the lazy? |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Switzerland |
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Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Pool Of Life |
![]() I hear you jive, I tried and gave up two or three times but I'm glad I persisted. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Dublin, Ireland |
![]() I know what you mean, everytime I give linux a go (friend helped me get started with gentoo and have tried ubuntu a few times myself) I always end up thinking "yea its great, but its not quite ready to take off in a huge global way just yet." |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: London |
![]() There isn't a single person out there that has tried Linux and not had problems with installing and running it, I find it helps to look at these problems as challenges in getting to know your operating system and can help bring the fun back into computing. |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Pool Of Life |
![]() Hey Hugh |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Dublin, Ireland |
![]() o/ |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() Here are my specs: |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Switzerland |
![]() I have a physical config close to yours (older : inspiron 8600, radeon mobility 9600). |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Pool Of Life |
![]() I'm presuming you have installed the latest Ubuntu 7:10 from a disk you burned, is that right? |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() @ Tao: yeah, ubuntu 7.10 gutsy, |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Switzerland |
![]() jive, my im is in my profile. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: London |
![]() One thing I'll say is that ATi cards can be problematic, though certainly very possible. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Switzerland |
![]() Absolutely. A matter of secrecy for ATI - they don't disclose driver sources. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() argo: ext2fs is an excellent piece of software. I am able to see everything. What folder is xorg.conf typically in? |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Switzerland |
![]() /etc/X11 off the top of my head. Back it up before you edit |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() ok Here goes: code: # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using # values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode. # # You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf # For example: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section "Files" EndSection Section "Module" Load "glx" Load "GLcore" Load "v4l" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" Driver "synaptics" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Failsafe Device" Boardname "vesa" Busid "PCI:1:0:0" Driver "vesa" Screen 0 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Failsafe Monitor" Vendorname "Dell" Modelname "Dell 1400x1050 Laptop Display Panel" Horizsync 31.5-90.0 Vertrefresh 59.0-75.0 modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync modeline "640x480@72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync modeline "640x480@75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync modeline "800x600@72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync modeline "800x600@75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync modeline "832x624@75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync modeline "1024x768@75" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync modeline "1024x768@70" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync modeline "1152x864@75" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync modeline "1280x1024@75" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync modeline "1280x960@75" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -hsync +vsync modeline "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync modeline "1400x1050@75" 155.85 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1096 -hsync +vsync modeline "1600x1200@65" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync modeline "1600x1200@60" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync modeline "1600x1200@70" 189.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync modeline "1792x1344@60" 204.8 1792 1920 2120 2448 1344 1345 1348 1394 -hsync +vsync modeline "1856x1392@60" 218.3 1856 1952 2176 2528 1392 1393 1396 1439 -hsync +vsync modeline "1920x1440@60" 234.0 1920 2048 2256 2600 1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync Gamma 1.0 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Failsafe Device" Monitor "Failsafe Monitor" Defaultdepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Virtual 1920 1440 Modes "1400x1050@75" "1600x1200@65" "1400x1050@60" "1600x1200@60" "1280x960@75" "1600x1200@70" "1280x1024@60" "1792x1344@60" "1280x960@60" "1856x1392@60" "1280x1024@75" "1920x1440@60" "1152x864@75" "1024x768@60" "1024x768@70" "1024x768@75" "832x624@75" "800x600@60" "800x600@75" "800x600@72" "640x480@75" "640x480@72" "640x480@60" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0 Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard" Inputdevice "Configured Mouse" Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad" EndSection Section "device" # Identifier "device1" Boardname "vesa" Busid "PCI:1:0:0" Driver "vesa" Screen 1 EndSection Section "screen" # Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Defaultdepth 24 Monitor "monitor1" EndSection Section "monitor" # Identifier "monitor1" Gamma 1.0 EndSection Section "ServerFlags" EndSection
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Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Pool Of Life |
![]() From what I remember X stores its configuration in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. quote:
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Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Pool Of Life |
![]() Ah you have that covered while I posted I'm getting slow in my old age. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() Tao: added - you shoud be getting im requests form me (xflint0) |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: there...no..there..... |
![]() quote:
code: sudo cp xorg.conf.1 xorg.conf
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Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() ack. I just tried to use one of my oldre xorg.conf files, and it won't let me log in at all now!! It gives me a login prompt, then I put in the user name and password, the screen goes black for a bit and then it brings me back to the login screen... |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() ok, that issue is resolved... |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Pool Of Life |
![]() I'm still on IM Jive I've just got to meander away for a short while. In the ubuntu forum you don't always get a response straight away. I'll try to answer your post to bump it up again a bit later. you could also bump it yourself much later with an update of all the things you've tried |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() Good News!!! I got it working! Even got compiz beryl to run (but is it very sloooowww.) Now on to some other things. I guess this is why you dual boot! |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: there...no..there..... |
![]() Compiz can be very slow on some ATI cards in general. Also it is a RAM hog. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: London |
![]() Great news Jive! |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Greenville, SC, USA |
![]() lol, yeah, I hosed it up again. |
Obsessive-Compulsive (I) Inmate From: |
![]() Yeah, grats for that. With the ATI drivers, a little tip : there are two breeds of drivers. |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: there...no..there..... |
![]() Jive, glad that helped. When you got the black screen login earlier, you probably noticed something listed there that said : "No Screens Found", that will give you a big clue that there is something wrong with xorg.conf. Everytime that I go mucking about, I usually backup xorg with the date and continue mucking about. If it breaks...just cp from the previous xorg |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: London |
![]() Personally I had the best results with the ATi drivers from their own website, they were more current than the ones in the repository and installation was actually quite simple. |
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: 127 Halcyon Road, Marenia, Atlantis |
![]() Wow, am I late for the party... |