I have a fairly new machine, but I couldn't get anything but Kubuntu 7.04 to install (didn't have a 7.10 CD or DVD, & didn't want to wait to download the image). While Kubuntu boots and I can do normal things, I can't get the display configured right. Every time I mess with it, I manage to break it, and have to redo xorg.conf. How can I configure it the way I want it?
Here's my hardware:
XTX GeForce 9800 GTX Black Edition video card
Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo processor
ASUS P5E3 WS Pro motherboard
4 GB DDR3 PC10666 RAM
hard drive, built-in sound, etc., other stuff that's probably not relevant to display issues.
The monitor is an NEC AccuSync 120, last of the great 21" CRT monitors.
Accordingly, I'd really like to have my desktop at 1600x1200 resolution, with a 72 or 75 Hz refresh rate. The hardware is perfectly capable of doing so - it's how it's configured in Windows XP - but I can't get Kubuntu to do it. The most it will do is change resolution to 1600x1200, but at a painful, eyeball-searing 60 Hz refresh rate. I can't even get the option to change it to something higher.
I also tried selecting my monitor from the list of hardware. Though it's listed, doing so causes an unreadable screen on the next startup, and I'm back to restoring xorg.conf again. The only thing that doesn't cause crashes so far is using the default VESA driver.
Would it help to install the NVidia Linux drivers? I haven't gotten around to doing that yet, as I've been more concerned with the fact that nothing newer than Kubuntu 7.04 will install. However, it's probably worth a try, and would be educational.
Here's my hardware:
XTX GeForce 9800 GTX Black Edition video card
Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo processor
ASUS P5E3 WS Pro motherboard
4 GB DDR3 PC10666 RAM
hard drive, built-in sound, etc., other stuff that's probably not relevant to display issues.
The monitor is an NEC AccuSync 120, last of the great 21" CRT monitors.
Accordingly, I'd really like to have my desktop at 1600x1200 resolution, with a 72 or 75 Hz refresh rate. The hardware is perfectly capable of doing so - it's how it's configured in Windows XP - but I can't get Kubuntu to do it. The most it will do is change resolution to 1600x1200, but at a painful, eyeball-searing 60 Hz refresh rate. I can't even get the option to change it to something higher.
I also tried selecting my monitor from the list of hardware. Though it's listed, doing so causes an unreadable screen on the next startup, and I'm back to restoring xorg.conf again. The only thing that doesn't cause crashes so far is using the default VESA driver.
Would it help to install the NVidia Linux drivers? I haven't gotten around to doing that yet, as I've been more concerned with the fact that nothing newer than Kubuntu 7.04 will install. However, it's probably worth a try, and would be educational.
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