Re: Removed Feature Impact Quality of Ubuntu

2010-05-20 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Grant Bowman grant...@gmail.com wrote: Regarding failed monitor auto-detection, one procedure I have used successfully is described by going to www.x.org, clicking FAQ then ConfigurationHelp.  Here is a direct link. http://www.x.org/wiki/ConfigurationHelp  

Re: Removed Feature Impact Quality of Ubuntu

2010-05-20 Thread Grant Bowman
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 6:32 AM, Mackenzie Morgan maco...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Grant Bowman grant...@gmail.com wrote: Regarding failed monitor auto-detection, one procedure I have used successfully is described by going to www.x.org, clicking FAQ then

Re: Removed Feature Impact Quality of Ubuntu

2010-05-20 Thread Michael Haney
I've decided to give Ubuntu another chance. I love the distro, nothing else compares, and using something else just felt like i'd taken a trip back in time 10 years. My experience with both Mandriva 2010 and MEPIS Linux has shown me just how far Ubuntu has come, how more ahead of the curve

Re: Removed Feature Impact Quality of Ubuntu

2010-05-19 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Michael Haney thezo...@gmail.com wrote: It was decided to let X.org auto-detect video hardware starting with Ubuntu 7.10.  Unfortunately, the auto-detection procedure does not always work correctly.  Some monitors are not Plug Play, which is needed for this to

Re: Removed Feature Impact Quality of Ubuntu

2010-05-19 Thread Jeremy Foshee
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:34:02AM -0400, Mackenzie Morgan wrote: On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Michael Haney thezo...@gmail.com wrote: A GUI based solution to the monitor issue like what Ubuntu 7.04 had in the Screen Resolution window's Hardware tab is what is required.  The point is

Removed Feature Impact Quality of Ubuntu

2010-05-18 Thread Michael Haney
There is an issue with Ubuntu that started in version 7.10 and persists all the way to 10.04. In previous versions before 7.10 users were able to change the make and model of their monitors from the Hardware tab in the screen resolution window in the System = Preferences.window. This was removed