[olug] Ubuntu 8.10 RC X.Org Resolution problems

[Amy Mason]

It looks like it supports SSE, to my eyes, but I may be misreading things.
Also, I can send the insides of xorg.conf, ( it doesn't seem to have a
driver section) but its pretty bare all things considered, getting ready to
fiddle with envyNG now.

amy at purr-box:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor    : 0
vendor_id    : AuthenticAMD
cpu family    : 6
model        : 6
model name    : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2100+
stepping    : 2
cpu MHz        : 1728.832
cache size    : 256 KB
fdiv_bug    : no
hlt_bug        : no
f00f_bug    : no
coma_bug    : no
fpu        : yes
fpu_exception    : yes
cpuid level    : 1
wp        : yes
flags        : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow up
bogomips    : 3457.66
clflush size    : 32
power management: ts



On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:37 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>wrote:

> cat /proc/cpuinfo will show you if your CPU supports SSE instructions.
>
> nano (or vi or whatever text editor you prefer) to open up
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> Driver "nvidia" -> change to -> Driver "nv"
>
> I'm assuming the distro has the nv driver installed.
>
> -- T. J.
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:26 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > You are probably right.. I honestly don't know, I am so new to all of
> this.
> > I will google that little tidbit and see what I find.  If that is the
> case,
> > do you know where I could get instructions on configuring X?  I am
> willing
> > to play, and even break things, I just am having a hell of a time finding
> > what I need to fiddle with.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Amy
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:11 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> I though the proprietary Nvidia drivers won't work with the older
> >> Athlon XP processors (including the legacy drivers) because the driver
> >> required SSE.
> >>
> >> Does the XP 2100 support SSE?  I can't remember.  If it doesn't, you
> >> need to change /etc/X11/xorg.conf to use the nv driver.
> >>
> >> -- T. J.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hey,
> >> >
> >> >  I have an X.Org issue.  I can't get the resolution to offer better
> than
> >> > 800x600 no matter what I try.  Here are the stats of the box in
> question:
> >> >
> >> > Compaq Presario 6029
> >> >
> >> > AMD Athlon XP 2100 (1.73GHz)
> >> > 512MB RAM (pc2100)
> >> > DVD -RW Drive
> >> > 48x CD Drive
> >> > Nvidia GeForce2 (integrated)
> >> > 56k Modem
> >> > NIC
> >> > Dell 19 inch widescreen monitor running through a Trendnet KVM swith.
> >> >
> >> > X.Org is 7.4, I believe in this distro, and I read that the Legacy
> NVidia
> >> > drivers are not compatible with this version of X.
> >> >
> >> > Yes, I know I shouldn't be playing with a RC version of anything until
> I
> >> > know more, but Ubuntu 8.04, and 7.10 did the same damn thing, and
> >> Mandriva
> >> > One 2009 won't even boot the LiveCD on this system. (I know my
> Mandriva
> >> disk
> >> > is fine, it works great on my other box.)  Any time I installed the
> >> legacy
> >> > drivers in the other distros X would crash and I would have to restore
> >> > xorg.conf from backup, or fix it using the tool in recovery mode.
> (Ubuntu
> >> > 7.10, and 8.04, which was a network upgrade.)
> >> >
> >> > When I installed 8.10, it appeared to use the NV driver on install and
> >> first
> >> > boot, but the proof of that seems to have disappeared on subsequent
> >> boots,
> >> > and I still can't get a decent resolution.  Any thoughts?
> >> >
> >> > I would appreciate advice for either fixing this problem or finding a
> >> > differnt distro that meets a few criteria.
> >> >
> >> > A. Works with this Video card
> >> > B. Fairly newb friendly. (I am happy to go to the terminal, but I tend
> to
> >> > still need step by step instructions, and will probably ask a lot
> about
> >> what
> >> > I am doing.)
> >> > C. Needs to run with gnome as the GUI (it has the accessibility
> framework
> >> I
> >> > need).
> >> > D. Prefer Debian based, though my attempts with Mandriva should say
> how
> >> > important this actually is.
> >> >
> >> > Honestly, I am comfortable with either option. I would minimally
> prefer
> >> to
> >> > fix this install, but I don't mind distro-hopping either.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you so much for taking the time to look at this, and help me. I
> >> have
> >> > spent hours on the Ubuntu forums and Google, and my twitter is
> littered
> >> with
> >> > comments on my failed attempts to fix the issue.
> >> >
> >> > Also, let me know if there is any more information you need.
> >> >
> >> > Amy
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > OLUG mailing list
> >> > OLUG at olug.org
> >> > https://lists.olug.org/mailman/listinfo/olug
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of
> >> people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
> >> --Douglas Adams
> >> "Nihilism makes me smile."
> >> --Christopher Quick
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> OLUG mailing list
> >> OLUG at olug.org
> >> https://lists.olug.org/mailman/listinfo/olug
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
> > OLUG mailing list
> > OLUG at olug.org
> > https://lists.olug.org/mailman/listinfo/olug
> >
>
>
>
> --
> "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of
> people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
> --Douglas Adams
> "Nihilism makes me smile."
> --Christopher Quick
> _______________________________________________
> OLUG mailing list
> OLUG at olug.org
> https://lists.olug.org/mailman/listinfo/olug
>