[wplug] "Video issue" with Linux Mint

[Friar]

Totally depends on what video graphics devices those "old Dells" have in
them.
Pretty much all "old" video cards have some kind of quirk that requires
tweaking.
Running Xorg using the vesa driver instead of a device-specific driver will
often have video that shows up garbled.
Monitors that don't implement a complete set of EDID data can end up
confusing the drivers about supported display sizes.
Attempting to load the nvidia/fglrx proprietary drivers while the open
source nouveau/radeon drivers are still installed or vice versa.

Any of these things and plenty of others can lead to graphics not working
properly for a default installer.

--Brenden


On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 10:47 AM, <Justin at js-wordsmith.com> wrote:

> I'm heading out to Grove City later this week so that a gun instructor can
> help me work on my rifle. Not one to take something for nothing, I offered
> to help him with any computer trouble he's having. Well, it just so happens
> that he's having trouble putting Linux Mint on a pair of "old Dells." He
> says that there's some sort of video issue with them where the graphics
> won't display properly.
>
> Anybody have experience with this problem? I'm going to start reading up on
> it later today, but I'd appreciate any tips.
>
> Justin Smith
> Electronic Communication Specialist
> http://www.js-wordsmith.com
>
>
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