ok im looking at Pico, mentions nano as replacing it! so what next?
>From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> >To: "British Ubuntu Talk" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject) >Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:19:53 +0100 > >Okay, maybe the other program is best for you. You seem to like >learning so I will explain how to use pico. > >In pico, it's just like gedit (Text Editor) that you used to copy and >paste your xorg.conf a minute ago. > >To move around and alter text, just use the cursor keys, page up/down. > >To save a file, use Crtl-o, check the filename, and press enter. >To exit the program, use Ctrl-x, if you are asked to save, press y or >n depending on whether you want to save. >To find some text, use Crtl-w, enter a search string, and press enter. > > >To find out more, if you are interested, open a terminal session and type: > >man pico > >Most of the Linux terminal programs have a man page. Navigate with >up, down, page up, page down, and press q to exit. Some might look >complicated, but they might help in the future. > >Matthew >On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > cool, so i did this...this is what i got? > > > > GNU nano 1.3.10 File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > > > # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) > > # > > # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, >using > > # values from the debconf database. > > # > > # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual >page. > > # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) > > # > > # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades >*only* > > # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg > > # package. > > # > > # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically >updated > > # again, run the following command: > > # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg > > > > Section "Files" > > FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc" > > FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" > > [ Read 147 lines ] > > ^G Get Help ^O WriteOut ^R Read File ^Y Prev Page ^K Cut Text ^C Cur >Pos > > ^X Exit ^J Justify ^W Where Is ^V Next Page ^U UnCut Txt ^T To >Spell > > > > > > sorry cant make snese of it??? > > > > > > > > >From: "Matthew Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> > > >To: "British Ubuntu Talk" <[email protected]> > > >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject) > > >Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:04:57 +0100 > > > > > >Either: > > > > > >Open the Text Editor (Applications/Accessories/Text Editor) > > >Click file / open. > > >Select of the left, File System. Then on the right navigate to etc, > > >and then to X11. > > >Find xorg.conf in the list. Select it and click open. > > > > > >OR: > > > > > >Open a terminal (Applications/Accessories/Terminal) > > > > > >Type: > > > > > >pico /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > > > > > > > > > > >Some people don't like the 'command line' so I have included both ways. > > > > > >Matthew > > > > > > > > >On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > sorry to be a pain but how do i look in " /etc/X11/xorg.conf " ?? > > > > sorry im new! > > > > a new graphics card...hmmm i guess that might be an option! > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> > > > > >To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> > > > > >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject) > > > > >Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:40:48 +0100 > > > > > > > > > >Have a look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and check that in the "Device" > > >section > > > > >the driver is set to "via". Unfortunately your graphics card isn't >very > > > > >linux friendly. You can get a second hand nVidia card (GeForce 2 or > > > > >above) cheaply on eBay. That might help your video problems. Your > > > > >processor is 32bit. > > > > > > > > > >STONE COLD wrote: > > > > > > Further to my last note: > > > > > > > > > > > > i now know what the graphics card is but is there any way to >update > > > > >drivers > > > > > > for it > > > > > > > > > > > > "" 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 >[KM400/A] > > > > >Chipset > > > > > > Host Bridge > > > > > > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI >Bridge > > > > > > 0000:00:08.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors >SAA7133 > > >Video > > > > > > Broadcast Decoder (rev d0) > > > > > > 0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx >UHCI > > >USB > > > > >1.1 > > > > > > Controller (rev 80) > > > > > > 0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx >UHCI > > >USB > > > > >1.1 > > > > > > Controller (rev 80) > > > > > > 0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx >UHCI > > >USB > > > > >1.1 > > > > > > Controller (rev 80) > > > > > > 0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev >82) > > > > > > 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA >Bridge > > > > > > 0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. > > > > > > VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) > > > > > > 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. > > > > > > VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50) > > > > > > 0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 > > > > >[Rhine-II] > > > > > > (rev 74) > > > > > > 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. > > >VT8378 > > > > >[S3 > > > > > > UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev 01) "" > > > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > I previously posted this question but was unable to get any >answers! > > > > > > > > > > > > when i play a video on full screen it appears to be choppy and >not > > >clear > > > > >at > > > > > > all. Its ok when i play in a small screen though! > > > > > > > > > > > > what should i do to make it work? > > > > > > > > > > > > Im using a AMD Athlon xp2000+. The processer came built on the > > > > >motherboard. > > > > > > I have no idea what the graphics card is!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > By the way is the processor a 32 or 64bit? > > > > > > > > > > > > Your help will be greatly appreciated > > > > > > > > > > > > Javad > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > >[email protected] > > > > >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > > > >https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > [email protected] > > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >[email protected] > > >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > >https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > > > > -- > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > >-- >[email protected] >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
