>
> You could try changing the screen resolution and see if that helps. If
> your resolution is set to 120 dpi you will get huge fonts.
>
> > [snip]
> > To sum, so far, debian lenny has worked much better on this machine
> > than ubuntu 8.04 did. There are a few minor issues with the debian
On Saturday 04 Oct 2008, Vikas Rawal wrote:
> [snip]
> 5. I have both ubuntu 8.04 and debian lenny installed on the
> system. They share /home, and therefore, much of the gnome
> configuration files. With the same configuration, Debian's default
> appearance seems ugly in comparison with ubuntu. In
> Time to switch to a more current distribution like Debian then? :)
>
[snipped]
>
> -- Raju
I actually took Raju's bait and installed debian testing on the
laptop. And this mail is to thank him and record the preliminary
results of the shift.
1. Debian (testing/lenny) installed without any iss
> Upgrade may have upgraded the kernel subversion as well. Try the above
> kernel command line with kernel 2.6.24-18-generic only.
>
It was useful anyway. In that one session when your solution helped me
connect to the internet, i installed ndiswrapper. And from the drivers that
came with the mach
Vikas
On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 6:43 AM, Vikas Rawal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Could you please explain what does this command do. I tried and it worked.
>
> But only once. I updated the packages. But then I put pci=routeirq in the
> menu.lst, so that it will be called at boot.
> But next time it
> Time to switch to a more current distribution like Debian then? :)
>
I agree. This machine, however, is for someone else who has is somewhat
familiar with ubuntu and would not want to try other distributions. And my
take is, the jump from windows to ubuntu has been a big one for someone with
a
> I have same chipset in my desktop an with kernel version
> 2.6.24-18-generic I have added following kernel command line to make
> it work
>
> pci=routeirq
>
Please try the above and add it at boot and see if it resolves the issue.
>
Could you please explain what does this command do. I tried a
I just got myself a dell vostro 1310. It came with windows vista but I
promptly removed it and installed ubuntu.
Among the basic things that are not working yet, the three most important
ones are
1. Wired network
2. Wireless network (broadcom card, will need ndiswrapper)
3. Sound
Ubuntu recognis
