[Eug-lug] Am I missing the big picture?

[Ben Barrett]

Sorry I don't have anything to offer -- old machinery is the most difficult
problem.
If you had two, you could probably donate one to a driver writer and get
something done :)
Have you tried other distro's?  There are a lot of bootable CD's out there,
and trying a handful
might just produce results without getting too detailed.  I suppose it
depends if you want it to
"just work", or if you want to know how it works.

Video drivers are not taboo, and you can leak where you like around here I
think.  There was one other recent thread though, with no replies that I
saw, about setting up both 3D and wifi on machines, and something about how
those tend to conflict?  I'm guessing some personal bad experiences are
being reflected here... for the silent among us, presume it is "just
working" I suppose.  I'd suggest trying a different card or distro or
something... keep trying.

cheers with a NW microbrew (not a seasonal ale though),

    Ben


On 11/20/06, Dhosthi Dhosthi <dhosthi1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> No Reply?
>
> http://www.euglug.org/pipermail/euglug/2006-November/008515.html
>
> Hey, are video drivers taboo?  I don't want to *iss on
> any sacred cows.
>
> Missing ATI drivers issue seems to be a common one
> with Ubuntu6.10, however nobody on this board is
> responding.
>
> Is it too basic an issue?
>
> As mentioned, the community boards seem to be all over
> the place with this matter with no resolution.
>
> Is it an issue with old hardware not being supported?
> I should maybe throw in another card?
>
> I doubt that something as basic as video driver
> support gets overlooked often w/distros.
>
> Or... maybe I don't see the big picture
>
> Please let me know, as I can't proceed w/screen
> resolution of 640 X 400.
>
> Cheers (I mean it!)
> George
>
>
>
>
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