[YLUG] new Linux box

[Damian S Posener]

Looks like the auto-config is more of a problem than I thought it would 
be. Darn thing.

Okay, first boot into recovery mode (from the GRUB menu). Then perform 
(as root):

dpkg-reconfigure xorg
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak [just to be on the safe side]
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Look for a list of screen resolutions and delete any from the list that 
look like nonsense (i.e. your monitor doesn't support them). If you're 
not sure, do some research on your monitor, or guess (most TFT screens 
can cope with having the wrong resolution set, but need the correct 
refresh rate). Good luck!

Nigel wrote:
> Thank you for your help. Some progress to report, and worse problems.....
>
> 1. Found and enabled the proprietary drivers, as per your instructions.
>
> 2. Enabled the Nvidia driver, which loaded for the first time. Restarted.
>
> 3. Screen looked better but I kept getting an error dialog box. Looked 
> like the kind of dialog box that the screen generates, rather than the 
> OS. It said. "Cannot display this video mode. Change computer display 
> input to 1024x768 at 60Hz"
>
> 4. Looked in Display settings in Ubuntu and the max I could set was 
> about 54Hz.
>
> 5. Was looking further, when the whole screen went dark. Now all I get 
> is "Cannot display this video mode. Change computer display input to 
> 1024x768 at 60Hz" which traverses diagonally across a blank screen. I 
> can't see anything Ubuntu may be doing. I don't know how to get to see 
> any controls that I may try to adjust. Tried rebooting. Same.
>
> Do you have any ideas of how to get out of this?
>
> Thank you again
> Nigel
>
> (sorry, Mark, for duplicate post)
>
>
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