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xibalba
03-31-2007, 06:04 AM
Ubuntu I posted a question in the Linux area but it seems to be vacant very few replies and the one I got didn't help.
ericjosepi
03-31-2007, 06:05 AM
I got it installed on my external HDD, maybe i can help...
xibalba
03-31-2007, 06:06 AM
I can't change the screen resolution from 640x400. Its driving me crazy. :D
ericjosepi
03-31-2007, 06:09 AM
What kind of video card are you using?
xibalba
03-31-2007, 06:13 AM
On an old server Integrated Ati 264VT Mach64 VT or some crap
ariastar
03-31-2007, 06:31 AM
I hang my head in shame for I do not know Ubuntu.
ericjosepi
03-31-2007, 07:02 AM
Ok.. that's so old it shoudl jsut work... umm...
Here's an install guide for ati drivers for the last 3 versions of Ubuntu. (http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Installation_Guide)
I think that may be your best option since most poople got it working with the FGLX (or whatever the code is :P) drivers.
xibalba
03-31-2007, 07:07 AM
i tried that now it wont load :D guess I will have to revert back to the xorg driver. Thanks for looking round.
ericjosepi
03-31-2007, 07:09 AM
No problem, I'm trying to be more helpful than the "community" was for me.
xibalba
03-31-2007, 07:21 AM
Those drivers don't work old stuff anymore it seems.
ericjosepi
03-31-2007, 07:23 AM
apparently... have you tried ubuntuforums.org?
xibalba
03-31-2007, 07:28 AM
i searched them and found one thread with the same ati stuff but it was edited saying nevermind they used that fglrx driver stuff to fix it. I havn't asked there yet
ericjosepi
03-31-2007, 07:33 AM
Well at least you have searched, just make that clear in the post. Most of the admins and mods are alright but a lot of the users are tools.
xibalba
03-31-2007, 07:56 AM
I'll probably post there tomorrow. going to bed now though later.
sugarsickness
03-31-2007, 08:48 AM
The newest FGLRX drivers don't work for (I think) anything Radeon 9500 and under. I have a 9200 and have to either install an older FGLRX driver or use the open source ATI drivers ('ATI' in Ubuntu, I think... 'Radeon' in Arch... or maybe that's reversed? Been a while since I set that up).
I have no idea what your card is but my old 9200 can go up to 1024x768 with generic default video drivers in ubuntu so it may just be an issue with setting up the xorg.conf file correctly. Did you go in and add the resolution you want to use in the right spot? Did you make sure to add it in the correct colordepth part?
and apt-cache search reveals:
xserver-xorg-video-ati - X.Org X server -- ATI display driver
Install that, uninstall FGLRX/VESA/whatever you currently have installed then
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
and make sure to choose the ATI driver when given a list of video drivers and also make sure to select the resolutions you want when given a list of those.
Then restart X or restart, whichever you prefer. If the resolution isn't better (And you can't alter it) then I'm not entirely sure. ATI drivers always have had issues in linux. Maybe you could install the latest stable Feisty release? It seems to have simplified a lot of things, maybe that will be easier for you.
xibalba
04-01-2007, 02:12 AM
i'm not going to worry about it for awhile it's giving me a headache nothing I do seems to work. :D