Yeah, that's good advice. With some of the other distro's, you have to dance a bit to get the drivers installed. I like to know which versions are compatible with my particular setup.
Like you said, Ubuntu with the instructions you gave is a good choice. As is, LinuxMint and OpenSusu, which has a page that will load the appropriate code. I gave the lshw advice for searchability on the the Inet. Some have to use Nvidia's installer, as I have. Or, ATI's. Since the OP is new, I'd recommend the newer distro's available at: http://www.distrowatch.com/ where any of the top 5 will utilize the methods you gave. On May 29, 8:29 am, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > Lack of options for screen resolution means that Linux did not install a > graphics driver that matches your hardware and defaulted to vesa or similar > setting. > > The first stop for a graphics driver is usually in Hardware drivers (system, > administration in menu in Gnome). It will tell you if there is a proprietary > driver for your card available. Depending on the make of card and the > version of your OS you will have success. For example, you are likely to > have more success in Ubuntu 8.10 that 9.04 because of the switch to kernel > based graphics handling and the lack of compatible drivers from some OEMs. > This will improve as time goes on. > > If Hardware drivers shows a graphics card that sounds like yours and says > inactive, it means that a driver is available, but not installed. It will > usually recommend one if there is more than one option. Another course of > action is to go to the OEM's site and search for one. This is the usual > course of action for Windows unless you have the disk that came with the > card, but it is rare in Linux since OEMs and open source developers do not > have the same cozy relationship. > > If it shows no driver recommended then you will have to dig deeper to find > out more about your graphics card. If it is ATI or Nvidia you can build one > using Envy. If it is Intel then you may just have to wait or search their > site. > > Roy > > Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and ... free! > Support open Source > <,*)}}+< > Only dead fish go with the flow. > Follow LinuxCanuck on Twitter or Identi.ca for the latest news. > > 2009/5/29 hereandthere <[email protected]> > > > > > With linux, it's about chipsets. You need a newer graphics driver. > > > Nvidia is nv or similar, ATI is at. Intel is usually named according > > to specific number; ie, 915resolution. > > > sudo lshw will give a breakdown of ID'd chips, and a little searching > > will yield answers. > > > Printers are a little complicated as far as drivers. Try the site: > > > cups.org > > > and search there for your printer. > > > On May 7, 3:31 pm, krozby <[email protected]> wrote: > > > How do I go about setting my screen resolution? I'm completly new to > > > linux. I have it installed on a dual boot running vista home premium > > > on the other partition. When I go to system, preferences, screen > > > resolution in the system tab I only get 2 choices. 800x600 and 640x480 > > > I use 1680x1050 running vista. Cant use the printer yet but I'll do > > > one thing at a time. > > > > Thanks > > > Pat > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
