[wellylug] Resolution outside of range

Cliff Pratt enkidu at cliffp.com
Mon Oct 20 22:55:29 NZDT 2008


Ray Smith wrote:
> Hey Rimu,
> Buying another card is not really an option right now. This little event 
> occurred on my "Windows" machine. (boots XP and Ubuntu) I was really 
> trying to drop Windows completely. I have a dedicated Ubuntu box acting 
> as my server. It has an Nvidia card and works perfectly.
> That really sucks about the ATI drivers. I was hoping to install Ubuntu 
> on my laptop but it has a mobile ATI card. I guess I can give it a go in 
> a duel boot type situation as well.
 >
Have a look at 'Envy'. It will sort out video card problems for ATI and 
NVidia cards by doing some tests and downloading the correct drivers. It 
does a number of other checks and sets up X for you.

Cheers,

Cliff



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