[nflug] ubuntu breezy badger install on compaq v2000z

[nolf]

Hey Josh!

Thanx for your advice...i'll follow your lead on this one

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On 11/28/05, Josh Johnson <joshj at linuxmail.org> wrote:
>
> Don't know if you fixed all of this stuff yet or not but....
>
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, nolf wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if anyone here has figured out the driver issues
> > of installing ubuntu breezy badger on ati radeon cards, esp. ati radeon
> > express 200 M
> >
> > I can't get the X-server to start. It continues to crash evrytime I
> manage
> > to start it at the
> > first place.
>
> I'm currently playing with a Radeon right now. I think its just a matter
> of getting some stuff left over from my previous NVidia out of the system.
> Not sure if you know this or not, but you can change your video driver to
> 'vesa' in your xorg.conf file so that X is at least usable for the
> time-being.
>
> >
> > I have checked out the ubuntu-forums for 3 dayz now and haven't figured
> out
> > exactly
> > what all steps to be taken in order to install it.
> >
> > Also, could anyone suggest a way to make K3b recognise the dvd-rw drive.
> > It only configures it as a cd-rw drive. Whenever I play a dvd, the app
> > crashes!
> >
>
> > Finally, I am getting "Too many frames getting dropped Error!" while
> using
> > xine or other players based on the xine engine. I have a 512 MB 333Mhz
> > PC2700 RAM, and
> > am thinking of getting a 512Meg/1Gig stick. However, what I wished to
> know
> > was, how much RAM would
> > suffice for the task at hand???
> >
>
> I use mplayer (only because I can't get xine to work) and I get a similar
> thing once in a while. Its generally due to either a slow processor (or
> slower than can handle this particular video), not having 3d acceleration
> working, or not having mplayer use your 3d acceleration. I don't know what
> the commands for xine are, but for mplayer I could "mplayer -vo 3dfx
> movie.mpg" to natively use my voodoo 5 (oh how i miss it) or "mplayer -vo
> gl movie.mpg" to use X's opengl rendering with my card. 512 ram should be
> enough. But more never hurts. unless you cut yourself while opening the
> packaging.
>
> -Josh
>
> > Happy thanksgivings to one and all!...
> >
> > ---
> > hope is the quintessential human illusion... simultaneously the source
> of
> > your greatest
> > strength and your greatest weakness
> >
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