[ILUG] Re: X on dell vostro 1000

[B00020030 Brian Fletcher]

I had a similar problem installing debian on a dell laptop. I changed the driver in /etc/X11/xorg.conf from ati to vesa. This solved the problem. It should work in Ubuntu too.

Here is where I found the solution in the Debian Forum.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=23671&highlight=

Hope this is of some help

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From: A. Belli [mailto:belli at iww.uni-hannover.de]
Sent: Fri 11/04/2008 08:27
To: ilug at linux.ie
Subject: [ILUG] Re: X on dell vostro 1000



Easiest  think to do ist try ENVY:
http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.

It uses proprietary drivers though. Greetings.

Conor Daly schrieb:
> So, I got my new Dell Vostro 1000 laptop (EUR480) with 2GHz, 1Gb, 80Gb.  I
> videoed the refusal of the MS XP EULA with the intention of returning the
> software for a refund.  Then I installed a quick RHEL5 'cos I had a disk
> handy.  Couldn't get X going.  Downloaded a Ubuntu live CD (7.1 I think)
> and booted from that.  X starts but I get a screen that looks like
> interlaced and out of sync.
>
> It has a Radeon RS482 Xpress 200 card with a 15" widescreen LCD.  ubuntu
> is using the radeon driver.  I haven't tried the ATI driver and would
> prefer to use the free one if poss.  Anyone had any luck with this card?
>
> I'll grab logs and stuff in a bit.
>
> Conor
>

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