That sounds a bit drastic and pessimistic. :) I would try booting with a different graphics mode from grub. If that got me in, it would likely look very good (vesa), but it would be workable. Then I would try to install a graphics driver from Additional Drivers. If that did not work (unusable) then I would try a console login from the login screen (under shutdown). I would apt-get purge xserver-xorg and then re-install it. If that did not work then I might try to be more specific and install xserver-xorg-video-intel. I am shooting blanks because I have no experience with that card or Dells. It is just the strategy that I would try.
If you are googling you can pretty much ignore any advice that tells you to edit xorg.conf (and basically anything pre-Lucid). It is not used anymore and you may compound your problems. See: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions Roy Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 26 November 2010 13:48, Joan Leach <jleach...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > Hello, > > Trying to get this unit set up, but I think the Intel i915 VGA card is the > problem. It's a Dell Insipiron 3000 Service Tag GXHXX81. First I tried > Ubuntu 10.10 Live, then the latest Mint Live, but saw the same problem, I > finally installed, but it won't allow a change since the question is below > the click range of the mouse and no it won't scroll down, it appears to have > two overlapped displays or x-windows. > > I hate to give away a VGA card, plus the computer, but I may have to, if no > one has an answer. > > Thanks, > Joan in Reno > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email linux_newbies-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: linux_newbies-dig...@yahoogroups.com linux_newbies-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: linux_newbies-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
