[GRLUG] 7.04

[Topher]

> My laptop is running at 1440x1200 on ATI mobility video. The Ubuntu 
> install discovered the resolution and set it up automatically. did the 
> nvidia-glx-new package fix the resolution problem for you?

Yep.  :)  The only thing still a little odd is that tilda doesn't like 
rendering text in transparent mode anymore.  It's not a big deal, I just 
turned off trans.

>
> On Sun, 2007-04-22 at 14:33 -0400, Topher wrote:
>>> Anyone here installed Ubuntu or Kubuntu 7.04?
>>>
>>> Have any first impressions?
>>
>> I did ubuntu last night while NOT sleeping.  Only two real snags, but
>> they're killers.  vpnc 0.4 has a known bug that kills a connection after
>> about 20 seconds, which means I could get to my email long enough to read
>> your question, but couldn't stay on long enough to answer.
>>
>> The other is that it can't seem to handle my 1440x900 widescreen.  I've
>> done a LOT to try to make it work.  When using the nv driver, with only
>> 1440x900 listed as an available resolution, I get 1280x800.  I tried
>> installing the nvidia stuff with apt-get, and it worked ONCE.  Then gnome
>> told me I needed to reboot (?!?) and when I did the nvidia drivers won't
>> even start X.
>>
>> It says "The NVIDIA kernel module has version 1.0-9755 but the X module
>> has version 1.0-9631".
>>
>> I grabbed the binary installer from Nvidia, and ran it, and the build
>> fails.  :(
>>
>> So, I have X, but it's ugly, and it appears to be ignoring all the tricks
>> I used to do like hardcoding the resolution.
>>
>> Topher
>> Manager of Internet Services
>> Cornerstone University Radio
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Topher
Manager of Internet Services
Cornerstone University Radio

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