[HLUG] X easier in Mandriva than Ubuntu

[Julian Robbins]

Hi Jeff

How's things ?

Julian

On 25 June 2010 18:05, Jeff Tupholme <jeff at repositive.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just passing on a quick tip that someone might find useful now or in
> the future. I was recently trying to get Linux working on an old IBM
> mini-tower (circa 2002) and having problems with Ubuntu 9.10 driving
> the graphics chipset properly. It is a basic Intel 810 setup and would
> run only the lower resolutions, which obviously isn't ideal for any
> recent monitor.
>
> I read that X in Mandriva was a bit easier to get going (i.e., less
> need to configure by hand) and so I installed Mandriva 2010. Indeed, I
> found that using the Control Center I could get resolutions even
> higher than the chipset is supposed to support! The only thing to
> watch out for is that the Display/Monitors preferences only seem to
> change the settings for the current session, so best to stick with the
> MCC during your initial configuration. (Looking under the hood, I
> believe MCC changes the config files whereas the preferences do not;
> they just work with what is there already, right or wrong.)
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
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