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    [ubuntu] Re: New Display Problems with 8.10

    I don't care when the support ends as long as the version actually WORKS! My machine ran Kubuntu 8.04 just fine, so I think going back and standing pat will be OK.
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Display Problems with 8.10

    Well, I now can say that the same problem exists under Fedora 10 (the new KDE 4 RC flavor). I'm now wondering if this is being caused by KDE 4...that would seem to be to be the obvious similarity...
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Display Problems with 8.10

    Gizmo...I have the exact same machine. If I find something that works, I'll let you know.
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Display Problems with 8.10

    I'm still getting no joy on this issue. sudo modprobe sisfb doesn't work, and neither does adding sisfb to /etc/modules. Sometimes after about 3 cycles of sudo modprobe sisfb and restarting X...
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Display Problems with 8.10

    sudo modprobe sisfb doesn't seem to work for me.

    Weirdly, though, if I open a virtual terminal, then hit ctrl+alt+del and reboot that way, my machine restarts with the display working properly...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Strange Display Behavior

    Never mind.

    This thread:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6068699

    seems to have fixed the problem.
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    [kubuntu] Re: Strange Display Behavior

    Sorry for the thread necromancy - I've only just had time to sit down and start trying to fix this. I'm making no progress, and figure I'm just going to dump Kubuntu. It's so frustrating...I've...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Strange Display Behavior

    It's just a SIS M760GX integrated graphics card on a fairly cheap laptop (I think; will double-check when I get home). I'd think it was an LCD problem, except (a) it doesn't happen at all when I...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Strange Display Behavior

    Just bumping this to see if anyone has any ideas where to start looking. I had some success by jumping back to an older kernel, but as of today, the problem happens there, too.

    If anyone has any...
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    [kubuntu] Strange Display Behavior

    I upgraded to Kubuntu 8.10 over the weekend. It intially looked exactly as advertised, but now when I boot up, about 2/3 of the time, I get something that looks like this:
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    [kubuntu] 8.10 Looked Great, Now Looks Weird

    Sorry for the very un-technical subject.

    Upgraded to 8.10 last night. Went perfectly. Looked GORGEOUS. Shut down for the night. Now this morning, I've got what I think is a Plasma problem. ...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Kubuntu backup utility

    Something wacky's going on with Keep. I set up the directories I want to back up, I set up where I want them to go (external hard drive), and then I click "backup now."

    And then nothing happens....
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    Poll: Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards

    Weird. I fiddled with my router, based on various Googling. Tried setting it to WPA AES instead. Wouldn't connect. Turned off security. Wouldn't connect. Turned it back to what it was (WPA...
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    Poll: Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards

    Your scripts have saved my butt in the past - thanks in advance!

    My wireless light is on, and my card is detected, and it can see my network, but I cannot connect with WPA (even using WICD). So...
  15. Re: HOWTO: Set up your Brother 2030/70 Laser printer

    Not for nothing, but I just wanted to post that I set up my 2070N printer and got it working first try by doing nothing but going to System > Administration > Printing and using default everything.
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    Poll: Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards

    Quick and dumb questions:

    I used this script under Dapper and Edgy; it worked great.

    When upgrading to Feisty, I was happy to see that the native bcm43xx driver seemed to work right away. The...
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    Poll: Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards

    Quick question before I run this script.

    I'm an Acer user (don't mean to brag), and I used your previous scripts for Dapper and Edgy with no problem, but I don't recall having to use special...
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    Poll: Re: Do you prefer Firefox or Opera on Ubuntu?

    For some reason, Firefox has been crashing on me a TON lately...like 3 or 4 times a day, so I just started using Opera, and I must say, I like it a LOT. The features are cool, it loads pages wicked...
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    Poll: Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards

    Is the acer_acpi thing new? Because I have an Acer 5002, and the script for Dapper worked perfect, first try, and for Edgy, well, not so much.

    EDIT: Ignore the above. I discovered the...
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    Poll: Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards

    Quick question: I used this script to get my Broadcom card up and running. Been working perfectly at home and most places I go. Today, I'm hiding from my kids at a coffeeshop, and I can't connect...
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    Re: apt-get install 'chess game'??

    edit: never mind
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    Poll: Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 HOWTO: Step by Step

    I don't think it matters. Mine is eth1, and it's working fine. Wish I could answer your other questions.
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    Poll: Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards

    Well, a few days later, everything's still working. I heartily endorse this script!

    Two questions:

    1. I know that one glitch is that network manager always shows 100% signal strength. Is...
  24. Poll: Re: What music app and why?

    AudioScrobbler sends data about what you're listening to to your user page at Last.fm (which is currently down pending a rollout). It's the kind of thing that starts off as a novelty, and then about...
  25. Poll: Re: What music app and why?

    Does Listen have AudioScrobbler support? It looks gorgeous.
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