[plug] Ubuntu 5.10 screen resolution prob

[Chris Griffin]

We have liftoff.
Thanks to everyone for your collective help.
I managed to change the root password and log in at root. I then
installed the VMware toold, which set the screen resolution for all
users. I can now log in as myself without problems.
Again, thanks everyone.

Regards,
Chris Griffin

On 3/15/06, J Michael Gilks <mike.gilks at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> On Wednesday 15 March 2006 14:05, Chris Griffin wrote:
> > Greetings folks,
> >
> > I have just decided to try out Ubuntu again and have installed 5.10 in
> > a VMware session.
> > Having got it working I decided to change the screen resolution and
> > while doing so changed the refresh rate from 56 to 60. This all went
> > well (including when it did the test) until I restarted the system.
> > Now after logging on I get a screen full of subbish. I can log in with
> > safe mode text console and am looking for where to change the settings
> > back to default. Any hints, BTW, what is the default root PW?
> >
> This being installed in a VMWare type situation, the first thing to do would
> probably be to install VMWare tools. This tends to sort out all sorts of
> little problems as well as giving much better video and mouse performance.
> As part of the tools install you will be asked which resolution you would like
> to use.
> A problem doing this is that Ubuntu kernel is compiled using a different gcc
> to that which is installed by default.
> There is a page explaining this and how to correctly compile the tools on the
> Ubuntu documentation site.
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VmWare/InstallAsGuest?highlight=%28vmware%29
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Love
> Mike
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