__/ [ Peter Köhlmann ] on Tuesday 13 March 2007 17:58 \__
> Liam wrote:
>
>> On Mar 13, 4:14 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>> __/ [ Peter Köhlmann ] on Tuesday 13 March 2007 07:51 \__
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hadron Quark wrote:
>>>
>>> >> "Liam" <n...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>
>>> >>> I've a widescreen notebook PC with a native resolution of 1280x768.
>>> >>> Both Ubuntu 6.10 and Knoppix 5.0.1 boot-from-cd OS's allow me to use
>>> >>> 1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480.
>>> >>> Is there some way to get either of these OS's, when running from the
>>> >>> CD, to use a more widescreen resolution? It's an aesthetics thing I
>>> >>> guess, but I hate how 1024x768 makes all the text stretched and
>>> >>> difficult to look at.
>>>
>>> >> Fonts .....
>>>
>>> > Nope. Resolution.
>>> > Has nothing to do with fonts, "true linux advocate" and "kernel hacker"
>>> > Hadron Quark.
>>> > But you wouldn't know that. You are clueless
>>>
>>> Liam, this is a frequently-asked question. Have you search the Web yet?
>>>
>>> --
>>> ~~ Best wishes
>>
>> Yeah, but all I can find is on editing the xorg.conf in HD installed
>> systems.
>> I can't find anything that explains what to do if you're booting and
>> running from CD. I can edit the xorg.conf, but there's no way I can
>> find to restart the xserver without rebooting. ctrl+alt+backspace is
>> unresponsive and logging out to the login screen tnad back in seems to
>> do nothing.
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>> Liam
>
> Well, make a new xorg.conf and slip it in into the iso, then burn it new
Liam,
I read the following ysterday.
Ubuntu installed on the Inspiron 640m
http://eugenia.blogsome.com/2007/03/13/ubuntu-installed-on-the-inspiron-640m/
This seems to suggest that you can download a package that resolves the
issue, rather than edit files. Let me know if it helps..
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