Kubuntu: Linux For my Mother?

Impotence · 28-12-2006, 02:26 AM

OK, I've managed to muck up the resolution....

I was playing with setting in "Monitor and display" in "System Settings" and now i im stuck with 640x480... before it was set to (and worked very well with) 1024x768.

When i set the resolution to anything higher than 640x480 the screen becomes completely messed up. s/c attached!

Unfortunately i cant remember what i changed.... (or even when i did it now, lack of sleep is starting to get to me).

It looks like the right hand side of the screen is being replicated onto the left hand side, and vice versa

Addis · 28-12-2006, 02:03 PM

Did you change the settings for the specific user, or change system wide resolutions in /etc/X11/xorg.conf?

Impotence · 28-12-2006, 04:00 PM

i was using the "System Settings" program under Administrator mode, so i would guess it was system wide.

Impotence · 28-12-2006, 05:07 PM

ok, if no1 knows whats wrong how would i go about getting graphics settings back to what they where on the fresh install? (what needs to be replaced / modified / deleted ).

i have the latest ATI drivers installed, they had been working fine for quite a few reboots before i had a few beers

Impotence · 05-01-2007, 03:00 AM

failed attempt, mother dearest wont budge

spose i should just wait until all the other computers are running much better than her laptop, then propose the solution again

megamaced · 24-01-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Impotence

I was thinking about setting up a repository on my machine, well... more of a update cache, but it would mean updates for her machine would be downloaded at network bandwidth (100MBit) and not our ADSL bandwidth (2MBit, which im constantly tying up!). any easy way to do this?[ot]

I've just finished reading about apt-proxy which is pretty much what you are looking for. It caches everything you download, including security updates and patches. All you need to do is change the sources.list on your other computers and they will download from the cache. It's looks very easy to do and doesn't take much storage space because it's only caching what you need

Impotence · 24-01-2007, 11:20 AM

exactly what i was looking for, thanks mega!

28-12-2006, 02:26 AM	#16 (permalink) Top
Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,878 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	OK, I've managed to muck up the resolution.... I was playing with setting in "Monitor and display" in "System Settings" and now i im stuck with 640x480... before it was set to (and worked very well with) 1024x768. When i set the resolution to anything higher than 640x480 the screen becomes completely messed up. s/c attached! Unfortunately i cant remember what i changed.... (or even when i did it now, lack of sleep is starting to get to me). It looks like the right hand side of the screen is being replicated onto the left hand side, and vice versa Attached Thumbnails __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war? Last edited by Impotence; 28-12-2006 at 02:28 AM.

28-12-2006, 02:03 PM	#17 (permalink) Top
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28-12-2006, 04:00 PM	#18 (permalink) Top
Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,878 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	i was using the "System Settings" program under Administrator mode, so i would guess it was system wide. __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

28-12-2006, 05:07 PM	#19 (permalink) Top
Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,878 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	ok, if no1 knows whats wrong how would i go about getting graphics settings back to what they where on the fresh install? (what needs to be replaced / modified / deleted ). i have the latest ATI drivers installed, they had been working fine for quite a few reboots before i had a few beers __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

05-01-2007, 03:00 AM	#20 (permalink) Top
Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,878 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	failed attempt, mother dearest wont budge spose i should just wait until all the other computers are running much better than her laptop, then propose the solution again __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

24-01-2007, 11:20 AM	#22 (permalink) Top
Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,878 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	exactly what i was looking for, thanks mega! __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

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