Hey Tom.... I'm so curious about it... LOL Helmar Fernandes ======================= Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat user www.aquahobby.com www.penguim.net/pocosdecaldas
On 2 May 2011 15:51, Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi :) > If you upgrade stops you from using the machine there are some interesting > tricks possibly unique to Ubuntu that allow you to revert to a previous > release > without having to re-format and hence help you avoid losing data. I seem > to be > the only person in the entire world that knows the trick despite the number > of > times i have helped people do this in forums. I don't know why people > ignore or > forget the trick, i can't really be the only one right? > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > ________________________________ > From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <webmas...@krackedpress.com> > To: users@libreoffice.org > Sent: Mon, 2 May, 2011 16:07:25 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with > standard > resolution widescreen monitor > > > The problem was when the upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04, it did not get too > the "Ubuntu" splash screen before the resolution error happened. I did > not have this type of trouble when going from 9.04 to 9.10, 10.04, and > 10.10. It must be that with the change to Unity desktop, the changed > the defaults. I remember that it use to default at 800x600 till I set > the monitor to the actual size. Now it seems it goes much larger than > that. I think my Acer is somewhere about 1280 x 738 - or there abouts. > 1280 x 800 is 16:10 [laptop], but my Acer widescreen monitor is 16:9. > > So, I will be saving my .mozilla and .thunderbird files and when I get > the desktop put back together and 10.10 back on it, I will start > rebuilding it. Have a lot of stuff to reinstall and setup. At least > now I have an USB device to take the SATA drive from the desktop and > save all the up-to-date dot folders and data file to my external that > did not get on the backups. I have only 60 gig out of 1,000 gig > external, and 3 data partitions on the internal that are almost stuffed > full. Got to buy a second internal soon. > > On 05/02/2011 09:53 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > > Hi :) > > > > Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is the recommended release for crucial machines that you > don't > > want to upgrade too often. The LTSes only need upgrading about every 2-3 > >years. > > > > The 6monthly releases are fun to try but often have experimental features > and > > the 11.04 is an extreme example of that. On most systems you might need > to > > logout or at login click on the user-name and then look at the bottom of > the > > screen to change "Session type" from "Ubuntu" to "Classic". The > "Classic" > > session is the familiar Gnome Desktop Environment. > > > > > > Typcally if the resolution is higher than physical screen size then the > >keyboard > > arrow keys, perhaps with Ctrl or Alt, help you move the area of the > screen > >being > > shown. > > > > > > To be honest it sounds as though you need to install the correct driver > for > the > > graphics card. I'm not sure how to find it but perhaps through booting > into > > "recovery mode" then choose "fix x-server" you might be able to nudge it > into > > sorting it all out for you. > > > > Good luck and regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions<webmas...@krackedpress.com > > > > To: "users@libreoffice.org"<users@libreoffice.org> > > Sent: Mon, 2 May, 2011 14:41:00 > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard > > resolution widescreen monitor > > > > > > I am warning people. > > Ubuntu 11.04 uses a default monitor resolution that is greater than > > the max I have for my LCD wide screen monitor. > > > > It does not remember what you used for 10.4 or 10.10. > > So you will get an "Unsupported Input" error on the monitor, if you > monitor > >does > > have that messaging system like Acer does. > > > > I have moved all my files from my internal to external and using my Vista > >laptop > > as a duel boot to Ubuntu 10.10, till I get a change to fix the issue on > the > > desktop. Had to take it apart to get the must up to date stuff off the > >internal > > drive. > > > > So untill I figure out how to get the install of 11.04 to not go beyond > my max > > resolution of my widescreen monitor, I will have to keep to 10.10. > > > > > > > > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
