Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> __/ [ Peter KÃhlmann ] on Tuesday 13 March 2007 17:58 \__
>
>> Liam wrote:
>>
>>> On Mar 13, 4:14 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> __/ [ Peter KÃhlmann ] on Tuesday 13 March 2007 07:51 \__
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Hadron Quark wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >> "Liam" <n...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>
>>>> >>> I've a widescreen notebook PC with a native resolution of 1280x768.
>>>> >>> Both Ubuntu 6.10 and Knoppix 5.0.1 boot-from-cd OS's allow me to use
>>>> >>> 1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480.
>>>> >>> Is there some way to get either of these OS's, when running from the
>>>> >>> CD, to use a more widescreen resolution? It's an aesthetics thing I
>>>> >>> guess, but I hate how 1024x768 makes all the text stretched and
>>>> >>> difficult to look at.
>>>>
>>>> >> Fonts .....
>>>>
>>>> > Nope. Resolution.
>>>> > Has nothing to do with fonts, "true linux advocate" and "kernel hacker"
>>>> > Hadron Quark.
>>>> > But you wouldn't know that. You are clueless
>>>>
>>>> Liam, this is a frequently-asked question. Have you search the Web yet?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ~~ Best wishes
>>>
>>> Yeah, but all I can find is on editing the xorg.conf in HD installed
>>> systems.
>>> I can't find anything that explains what to do if you're booting and
>>> running from CD. I can edit the xorg.conf, but there's no way I can
>>> find to restart the xserver without rebooting. ctrl+alt+backspace is
>>> unresponsive and logging out to the login screen tnad back in seems to
>>> do nothing.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply.
>>> Liam
>>
>> Well, make a new xorg.conf and slip it in into the iso, then burn it new
>
> Liam,
>
> I read the following ysterday.
>
> Ubuntu installed on the Inspiron 640m
> http://eugenia.blogsome.com/2007/03/13/ubuntu-installed-on-the-inspiron-640m/
>
> This seems to suggest that you can download a package that resolves the
> issue, rather than edit files. Let me know if it helps..
LOL. Peter was right(!). You are, potentially, totally wrong. Unless I
missed where he said he had a specific video driver. And even then, if
the resolutions arent in the xorg.conf then he is pretty screwed. You
see the article you talked about was referring to a crashing driver,
nothing to do with selectable resolutions.
The main point here is to suggest he actually installs it. Booting from
a CD is slow, and temporary IMO.
As usual the Schestowitz "one point matches all" mentality is way off
the mark.
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