screen split

[pianodreamer]

Hi

I have an old dell c800.

Video type 128-bit hardware-accelerated video support
Data bus 4X AGP
Video controller ATI Mobility M4
Video memory 16 MB (standard) 32 MB (maximum)
1400 x 1050 (SXGA+) 65 K (16-bit) 60 Hz 60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL

full specifications are here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latc800/en/ug/specs.htm


I've been trying to get ubuntu 8.04 installed, but the screen is always split. parts of the screen display twice, and parts dont display at all. I can work around this by hitting fn+f7 which centers the display on a small area in the center of the LCD.

I've been trying to find ways of fixing this, but have had no luck. any ideas?

[aofc]

I've been trying to install Ubuntu (or at least run the liveCD) on my friend's laptop -- which I believe is the same model -- and I ran into the same problem. Both Ubuntu and Kubuntu did the same thing. I've tried another linux distribution and it would not even boot.

Have you found a solution yet?

[aofc]

This thread seems to have the solution...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=187687