** Summary changed: - Display Starts in [EMAIL PROTECTED] + KDE Desktop Starts in [EMAIL PROTECTED]
** Description changed: Binary package hint: kubuntu-live When the Kubuntu 6.06 Live CD is booted onto a system with an nVidia - GeForce4 graphics chip and an Iiyama LS902U plug & play monitor, the - display defaults to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and will not allow any other - resolutions. + GeForce4 graphics chipset and an Iiyama LS902U plug & play monitor, the + KDE desktop display defaults to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and will not allow any + other resolutions. - It is necessary to reduce the height of the bottom ribbon channel to - even access the 'administator' button on the display settings menu. + The KDE desktop is practically unusable at this resolution. It is + necessary to reduce the height of the bottom ribbon panel to even access + the 'administator' button on the display settings menu. It is necessary to select a different monitor and restart X before the - correct Iiyama monitor can be re-selected to use its resolutions. + correct Iiyama monitor can be re-selected to use all of its display + resolutions and higher refresh rates. The problem is caused by no 'modeline' values in the "Monitor" section - of xorg.conf when the Live system starts the KDE desktop. + of xorg.conf when the Live system starts the KDE desktop. The + 'modeline' parameters are only added to xorg.conf when a different + monitor is selected. This problem recurs when the Kubuntu 6.06 is + installed onto the hard disk of the computer with the nVidia GeForce4 + graphics chipset and a Plug & Play monitor. - Note that the Live CD works fine on another computer with a different - graphics chipset (Intel 810) and the Iiyama LS902U monitor. It also - works on the computer with the nVidia chipset, but with a non-PnP - monitor. + Note that the Live CD works better on another computer with a different + graphics chipset (Intel 810) and the Iiyama LS902U monitor. In this + case (without specific 'modeline' values in xorg.conf), the i810 display + driver defaults to the highest of three basic resolutions (1024x768, + 800x600, 640x480), but only at 60Hz maximum refresh rate. + + The Live CD also works on the computer with the nVidia graphics chipset, + but with a non-PnP monitor connected at start-up. In this case, the + 'Default' monitor allows the same three basic resolutions and the single + refresh rate as above. ** Tags added: desktop geforce4 kde kubuntu6.06 monitor pnp -- KDE Desktop Starts in [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://launchpad.net/bugs/60465 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
