On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Amos Shapira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Jaime Tarrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2 & 3) Another script that might be useful to automatically install > > proprietary ATI video drivers is here: > > http://techpatterns.com/forums/about933.html > > I have used it successfully on Debian machines with NVidia and ATI cards > > running Lenny or Unstable branches, although I haven't tested it with Etch. > > Still, if you have had no luck so far maybe it is worth a shot. > > TIP: You can only run the script from the console however (not from within > > X). > > Another possible option which I used when I felt particularly lazy or > out of time to do it "properly" is to boot a live Ubuntu disk on the > machine and copy the X config file from it to merge with the Debian > one.
Not an option on these boxes. No floppy disk. No CD. Solid-state HD. Suggestions have been received and are being looked into. As far as I know, we've updates the distribution with the latest patches using apt-get distro upgrade without success (once we removed the poxy HP repository from the sources list and actually GOT some upgrades), and are now trying to find/apply the latest ATI drivers to the video card. Damn thing is still refusing to do widescreen modes. :-( Won't even do 1600x1050 now. Thanks to all for suggestions. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
