From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I tried the kubuntu live DVD on my desktop and was surprised when it came
up in 1600x1200 resolution. That was the 1st 'live' boot linux that ever
did that without some additional input by me ( Nvidia 6200 )


"Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote in
message news:44c986e5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> So I'm back, like promised, and tried Ubuntu. It did install, yes, but no
> cigar on getting my screen to look nice - the damn thing was stuck to 640
> * 480, with my screen that has a native res of 1600 * 1200. Way uncool.
> Also, since I just booted it from CD, I thought maybe I'll have to install
> it on the HD to be able to tinker with the settings, so let's try that
> (there's a very friendly "Install" icon on the desktop) -
and you guessed
> it, the install window is too large to display properly on 640 * 480, so I
> can't clickety-click on any ok or next or continue button.
>
> So, a few quick pointers and I promise to try it again tomorrow. But I
> really need the screen to go full res, otherwise I'm just going to whine
> and complain about it forever and ever and ever...
>
>
> Antti Kurenniemi
> (this is a basic Dell Dimension desktop, with ATI sumptin'-or-other
> graphics adapter, about 3 years old, so shouldn't be that difficult)
>
> "Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote
> in message news:44c91192{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Antti Kurenniemi wrote:
>>> "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote
>>> in
>>> message news:44c85c02{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> Get a copy of the most recent suse or Ubuntu.
>>>
>>> Downloading ubuntu right now. I'll skip suse for now as it seems to be
>>> not-quite-free-anymore.
>>>
>>>
>>>> try it.
>>>
>>> Will do.
>>>
>>>
>>>> come back.
>>>
>>> You bet your arse I'll come back ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Antti Kurenniemi
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Oooo me arse
>>
>> 
>>
>> Adam
>
>

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