[Lilug] Ubuntu Install - Any gotchas?

[Rob Wilkens]

Just to close this issue, it fixed itself...  Not sure how or why, but
I walked away from this computer for about 5 days (because I use my
desktop less and less) and today I come back and the one monitor is
getting 1680x1050 and the other 1360x768.  I may never quite
understand how Linux fixes itself, but I'm glad it can/does.

Rob

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Rob Wilkens <robwilkens at gmail.com> wrote:
> The only issue I had was this:
>
> On my 22" viewsonic monitor, I can't get above 1350x768 (It should get
> over 1600xsomething resolution), which coincidentally is the max
> resolution of my 26" insignia display.  I'm guessing that has
> something to do with having two monitors connected.
>
> It's good enough, though.  My problem is my Vista install on this
> computer was freezing up and giving me difficulties at start-up.  Now
> at least I am able to salvage this computer and not buy a new one.
> Again, for my computer needs (web and e-mail) linux should be enough
> and is fairly quick from a cold boot.
>
> Rob
>
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Rob Wilkens <robwilkens at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I've been away from LILUG for a while, and even when I was here I'm
>> usually away in a sense too.
>>
>> Main reason has been I got into some financial trouble and in the
>> process destroyed a good amount of my own computer hardware.  It's
>> only recently that I have a working computer with enough disk space
>> again to run Linux.
>>
>> I now have a terabyte to play with (the drives are dirt cheap
>> nowadays, I guess), and am getting ready to install ubuntu 8.10.
>>
>> I gathered from the recent mailing list archives that ubuntu is what
>> many people are still running, so I thought it made sense to start
>> there.
>>
>> I am not loooking to do any 'serious computing' and I don't play video
>> games (usually), I'm just looking for a system to mess around with and
>> maybe learn a thing or two in case I ever want to be employable again.
>>  Most of my computer activity involves either browsing web pages (like
>> biggestloserclub.com, which I've used to lose about 40 pounds), or
>> exchanging e-mail with friends or family.
>>
>> Reason I'm writing is to find out if there are any gotchas with
>> installing ubuntu (on a desktop computer), or if things are relatively
>> smooth with the more recent installs.  I remember having video card
>> trouble with it in the past, though I don't even know what kind of
>> video card I have now without looking at device manager.  I had
>> network problems with ubuntu in the past too, but I don't remember if
>> that was just the wifi or wired.
>>
>> Rob
>>
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