Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

Hey Tom.... I'm so curious about it... LOL

Helmar Fernandes
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On 2 May 2011 15:51, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi :)
> If you upgrade stops you from using the machine there are some interesting
> tricks possibly unique to Ubuntu that allow you to revert to a previous
> release
> without having to re-format and hence help you avoid losing data.  I seem
> to be
> the only person in the entire world that knows the trick despite the number
> of
> times i have helped people do this in forums.  I don't know why people
> ignore or
> forget the trick, i can't really be the only one right?
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> To: users@libreoffice.org
> Sent: Mon, 2 May, 2011 16:07:25
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with
> standard
>  resolution widescreen monitor
>
>
> The problem was when the upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04, it did not get too
> the "Ubuntu" splash screen before the resolution error happened.  I did
> not have this type of trouble when going from 9.04 to 9.10, 10.04, and
> 10.10.  It must be that with the change to Unity desktop, the changed
> the defaults.  I remember that it use to default at 800x600 till I set
> the monitor to the actual size.  Now it seems it goes much larger than
> that.  I think my Acer is somewhere about 1280 x 738 - or there abouts.
> 1280 x 800 is 16:10 [laptop], but my Acer widescreen monitor is 16:9.
>
> So, I will be saving my .mozilla and .thunderbird files and when I get
> the desktop put back together and 10.10 back on it, I will start
> rebuilding it.  Have a lot of stuff to reinstall and setup.  At least
> now I have an USB device to take the SATA drive from the desktop and
> save all the up-to-date dot folders and data file to my external that
> did not get on the backups.  I have only 60 gig out of 1,000 gig
> external, and 3 data partitions on the internal that are almost stuffed
> full.  Got to buy a second internal soon.
>
> On 05/02/2011 09:53 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> >
> > Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is the recommended release for crucial machines that you
> don't
> > want to upgrade too often.  The LTSes only need upgrading about every 2-3
> > years.
> >
> > The 6monthly releases are fun to try but often have experimental features
> and
> > the 11.04 is an extreme example of that.  On most systems you might need
> to
> > logout or at login click on the user-name and then look at the bottom of
> the
> > screen to change "Session type" from "Ubuntu" to "Classic".  The
> "Classic"
> > session is the familiar Gnome Desktop Environment.
> >
> >
> > Typcally if the resolution is higher than physical screen size then the
> > keyboard
> > arrow keys, perhaps with Ctrl or Alt, help you move the area of the
> screen
> > being
> > shown.
> >
> >
> > To be honest it sounds as though you need to install the correct driver
> for
> the
> > graphics card.  I'm not sure how to find it but perhaps through booting
> into
> > "recovery mode" then choose "fix x-server" you might be able to nudge it
> into
> > sorting it all out for you.
> >
> > Good luck and regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions<webmaster@krackedpress.com
> >
> > To: "users@libreoffice.org"<users@libreoffice.org>
> > Sent: Mon, 2 May, 2011 14:41:00
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard
> > resolution widescreen monitor
> >
> >
> > I am warning people.
> > Ubuntu 11.04 uses a default monitor resolution that is greater than
> > the max I have for my LCD wide screen monitor.
> >
> > It does not remember what you used for 10.4 or 10.10.
> > So you will get an "Unsupported Input" error on the monitor, if you
> monitor
> > does
> > have that messaging system like Acer does.
> >
> > I have moved all my files from my internal to external and using my Vista
> > laptop
> > as a duel boot to Ubuntu 10.10, till I get a change to fix the issue on
> the
> > desktop.  Had to take it apart to get the must up to date stuff off the
> > internal
> > drive.
> >
> > So untill I figure out how to get the install of 11.04 to not go beyond
> my max
> > resolution of my widescreen monitor, I will have to keep to 10.10.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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