[plug] ubuntu live dvd

[Jim Householder]

Michael Holland wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Jim Householder wrote:
> 
>> I got it working by massaging xorg.conf - not something I'd want to do
>> when trying to show a potential convert how easy it is to use GNU/linux
>> these days.
> 
> Jim,
> it looks like a conflict between the VESA driver and your particular video
> card, but the NV driver is OK.
> Normally the VESA driver works fine with MX440 cards, and I expect Ubuntu
> use it by default as a safer option.
>   I notice in the log that it has not auto-detected your monitor (no PnP?)
> so it is possibly using a timing that your monitor cannot handle, but
> unlikely.
> 
Thanks.  It was the driver.  Changing only the driver (from vesa to nv) 
fixed the problem.

The monitor is a ViewSonic G90f+, an 18 month old 19" CRT.  It has never 
been auto-detected by a linux distro.  The frequency range in xorg.conf 
was H:28-51 and V:43-60.  The monitor's range is H:30-97 & V:50-180. 
Normally if the signal is out of range I get a nice warning in the 
middle of a bright red rectangle.

I have a 2-port KVM switch between the monitor and the MX440-SE, but 
even with a direct connection the monitor is not auto-detected.

>> I was disappointed that my hardware was not correctly identified.  It's
>> about 4 years old.
> 
> I guess they could have a blacklist of driver/hardware bugs, if it was a
> known bad combination, and the particular card can be identified. (is that
> possible with a generic card?)
> 
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