-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Shuttleworth wrote: > I installed Kubuntu 9.04 I have some issues with KDE: When I first > installed Kubuntu the resolution and refresh rate was set to: > 1600x1200. I was having thin white lines flickering through the > desktop. This is the same for other distros, but was fixed when I > lowered the resolution to 1280x1024. > > I set the resolution and refresh rate for the monitor to 1280x1024 > which usually fixes this, but am still having problems > > Is Kubuntu buggy as far as KDE is concerned; I read an article on the > internet that says Kubuntu 9.04 uses KDE from the unstable > repsoitory? Would there be less problems installing Ubutu instead or > can I fix this? > Kubuntu 8.10 started using KDE4. KDE 4.2 is not exactly unstable, but it is a little rough around the edges still. Having said that, it does sound like you have a driver issue, I know that I had problems with my previous laptop and nVidia, my current laptop with Intel seems to be working much better.
You also do not need to reinstall Ubuntu just to get gnome. Just install the virtual package ubuntu-desktop and it will pull everything you need. You will still have KDE so you can switch back if you like. > I also have a copy of the xorg.conf file: I got this from running: > sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg There doesn't seem to be > much information showing: drivers, video card, etc. Can I get another > xorg.conf file that would show more? Nope, Ubuntu 9.04 (well actually 8.10 and later) actively discourage editing of the xorg.conf. I am not a big fan of this but I can always use a different distro if it really bothers me. > I want to install a nvidia driver: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: > nVidia Corporation NV6 [Vanta/Vanta LT] (rev 15) and I will need to > edit the xorg.conf file. I would also like to see about how it is > configured. > Agan, you do not need to edit the xorg.conf file. If you do, 9 times out of 10 Ubuntu will detect this and rewrite it with a blank looking default. If you want to see if the nVidia driver is loaded, run "glxinfo |head" from a terminal (konsole is just fine). If the 3d driver is being used you should see a line like this: direct rendering: Yes and I think the vendor string should say nVidia (mine is different because I have an Intel GPU). The Vanta is really old, you may need to manually install drivers from nVidia.com. Not fun, but then we pay the price for buying crippled hardware. There used to be different drivers for what nVidia considered to be a "legacy" device. You may need to dig around their site a little to find them. > > ***Here is a copy of my xorg.conf file:*** [quote]# xorg.conf (X.Org Doesn't matter, yours and mine look alike now that Ubuntu is being all fancy. <snip> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkps9U0ACgkQwRXgH3rKGfPokQCfVApXQxMI+7BsJqHWiAIeQKI4 WVwAoK7ayGAAl9sXEyvDvKIpbTlWOLWw =M5aH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
