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On 09/06/2016 16:43, Martin Gautier wrote: > > > On 09/06/16 16:07, Eion MacDonald wrote: >> To DC Lug. Dear folk, any help welcomed. >> 20160610 I have reset a number of older laptops to reuse with a Linux >> distro to replace original MS Windows Vista. >> Mostly all successful. All originally tested on Knoppix live Linux to >> show they 'worked'. >> However I find one machine a Fujitsu Siemens model ["Fujitsu Siemens >> esprimo mobile v5535 laptop" Celeron Mobile 540-1.86GHZ, 120GB HDD, 4GB >> RAM, 15.4 inch TFT, DVD-RW, was Vista Basic graphics SiS (?)] runs DVD >> Live Linux distros (Ubuntu, Puppy, Knoppix,ect.) correctly at screen >> resolution of 1024x768 but when any of these distros are installed to >> hard disc via ISO burnt to DVD , computer only allows 640x480; and >> xrandr shows this as only choice. >> >> All control screens off visible screen only partly visible.[why do folk >> put select/command buttons at bottom right hand side?] >> While xrandr in Live Knoppix shows up to 1280 x 765 available resolution >> >> Is there a way to force a specific screen resolution when installing a >> Linux Distro to a hard disc? >> >> Am I missing (ignorant?) something in the way I set up the installation? > In the first instance, run: > > lspci -vnn | grep VGA -A 12 > > Which should help us work out what graphics chipset you have (Googling > tells us it's a "SiS Mirage 3+ Graphics" though) > > Googling that for Ubuntu implies it's fiddly to get working > [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1573218] > > regs Answer to lspci -vnn | grep VGA -A 12 gives ... VGA compatible Silicon Integrated Systems 771 /671 PCIE VGA Rev 10 .... and down to Qualcom Atheros AR24 x AR 542x Wireless Adapter -- regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq