On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 04:52:35PM -0700, Dazed_75 wrote:
> I gave a presentation this afternoon but was unable to get the gnome GUI to
> display at any resolution I tried (1024x768, 800x600, 1280x800). Actually,
> 1280x800 did display at first but poorly. I was using my HP dv6275us laptop
> running Ubuntu 6.10. This machine has an Nvidia 7400 card (128mb on board)
> and the linux restricted drivers installed (not the nvidia binary). During
> boot up most text screens and the splash screen would display. In most
> cases the gnome desktop displayed like a hash of bars and boxes with nothing
> readable.
>
> Afterward I came home and plugged a reasonably nice monitor into the vga
> port and got similar results.
<snip>
> Anyone have any good ideas. I am giving another presentation tonight. My
> current thought are to port the presentation to Microsoft Office and use
> Windows to try driving the projector (yuck).
I have a similar situation, using the generic `nv' driver rather than
the blob. I am able to do presentations at limited resolutions. I think
the best I've got on a projector was 1024x768. Anything higher results
in the bars & boxes as you describe. You might also see if limiting your
color depth makes a difference (just guessing on that).
FYI, I'm not using the Gnome GUI, just working with xorg.conf.
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