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« Reply #15 on: December 31, 2011, 10:06:35 PM » |
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then this is not a intel system, you need the amd driver Texstar mentioned, i haven't installed one in years, cant help you there :  |
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« Reply #16 on: December 31, 2011, 10:13:13 PM » |
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Your previous post would indicate it uses the intel video driver.
The computer configuration apps says, for the video card,:
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Vendor: ‎Intel Corporation
This isn't one of those computers with the dual video cards is it?
You can try to delete the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and see if it will come up without one.
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« Reply #17 on: December 31, 2011, 10:16:17 PM » |
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Good timing!
I just found out that it is one of those dual video card machines
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« Reply #19 on: December 31, 2011, 10:28:40 PM » |
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Yes, nice machine. Picked it up in Singapore for less than $500 USD. So, I will delete the "etc" file Texstar mentioned and reboot. That will have to wait a short time. I am finishing downloading the full kde PCLinuxOS iso. I am finding that both full and mini versions of xfce are missing dependencies. (brightness plugin is absent from the Phoenix edition as you cannot install the xfce power manager, for example.) Anyway, I am determined to get a good install of PC Linuxos, even if I have to give up xfce for kde. Thanks for your help so far. Will keep you posted. |
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« Reply #20 on: December 31, 2011, 10:37:29 PM » |
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i usually install full kde version and then add xfce, gnome or any other desktop
in the login i can choose the desktop i want to use any moment
the etc folder? i think that all you need to do is delete xorg.conf, at least when i screw up things here that is what i do, then if system can't create it, i use XFdrake to create it with a simple to follow menu
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« Reply #21 on: December 31, 2011, 10:47:46 PM » |
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Removing the xorg.conf file isn't going to help with that dual video laptop. There are a couple of bios settings that have to be changed but I don't remember them at the moment.
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« Reply #22 on: December 31, 2011, 11:30:42 PM » |
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I have burned the complete kde iso, and will reinstall.
By the way, I did try again 2 other livecd distros I made about 2 months ago (1 is gnome, the other xfce) and they both power up automatically at 1600 by 900 pixels.
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« Reply #23 on: December 31, 2011, 11:33:55 PM » |
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but you probably don't have proper 2d and 3d acceleration, using no idea what video drivres, resolution is just one part
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« Reply #24 on: December 31, 2011, 11:47:31 PM » |
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but you probably don't have proper 2d and 3d acceleration, using no idea what video drivres, resolution is just one part
True. And PCLinuxos is my first choice! Have reburned the dvd. First one hangs on both install and live session. |
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« Reply #25 on: December 31, 2011, 11:53:27 PM » |
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dvd?, did you downloaded the fullmonty version or the 700mb version?
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« Reply #26 on: January 01, 2012, 03:34:30 PM » |
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No, not the full monty.
Strangely, it starts fine. The activity bar gets about 50% complete and then everything stops, screen goes black, no cd activity, the system hangs.
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« Reply #27 on: May 13, 2012, 02:19:11 AM » |
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Doesn't seem like there's been any resolution (excuse pun!) to this. The OP hasn't come back. I'm interested because I'm thinking of buying a Lenovo G770.I do like my PCLOS Phoenix.  Cheers |
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« Reply #28 on: May 13, 2012, 02:50:25 AM » |
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Doesn't seem like there's been any resolution (excuse pun!) to this. The OP hasn't come back. I'm interested because I'm thinking of buying a Lenovo G770.I do like my PCLOS Phoenix. Cheers If it has the dual graphics card setup, I would forget it. The only official drivers available are for Windows. There are unofficial drivers being developed, but without support from the manufacturers of the hardware, it could be years before it could be made to work as advertised with any Linux installation. |
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« Reply #29 on: May 13, 2012, 08:54:51 AM » |
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The laptop is generously configured, with 6 GB memory, a 750 GB hard drive, an Intel i5-2410 2.3 GHz CPU, an ATI Radeon HD 6650M graphics chip switchable with the built-in Intel Mobile graphics chip ( more on that below), a 17" 1600x900 display, a 2.0MP webcam, and a................... Graphics: The G770 comes with two completely separate graphics processors, an Intel processor that comes with the motherboard and a separate ATI processor. http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-10372KU-17-3-Inch-Laptop-Brown/product-reviews/B0051OJTPM |
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