Kubuntu doesn't display properly

[wweeks]

I have an Apple iBook (ancient I know) and whenever I boot from the Live CD (Kubuntu 10.10) it boots up in 800x600 (as far as I can tell that's what it is). This would be a problem however it simplely leaves a huge black column on the right side and has a partially duplicated desktop below it.
When I go to display settings it won't let me change to a higher resolution (1024x768 is what the iBook natively runs at).
This is an iBook G3.
I'd appreciate any help you could give me! Thanks!

[Untitled_No4]

Please open Konsole, type

xrandr

and post the output here?

[wweeks]

xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 800 x 600, maximum 800 x 600
default connected 800x600+0+0 x 0mm
800x600 60.0* 56.0
640x480 60.0

I also tested a live CD of Ubuntu 10.10 and it has the same result.

[Untitled_No4]

As you can see from the xrandr output, your graphic card isn't recognised as having this mode (1024x768)

Fire up konsole again and run the following commands
1.

cvt 1024 768

This will output the information regarding your screen with this resolution. The second line will begin with "Modeline". Copy the contents of the second line beginning with the resolution (so, anything after the word Modeline.
Just in case: ctrl+c/ctrl+v don't work console. Instead you have to use ctrl+insert/shift+insert or the mouse).

2. Create the new mode using the information from step one and the command "xrandr --newmode". For example:

xrandr --newmode "1680x1050_60.00"   63.50  1024 1072 1176 1328  768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync

3. Add the new mode:

xrandr --addmode default 1024x768_60.00

4. Now try to use the new mode:

xrandr --output default --mode 1024x768_60.00

and hopefully your screen will change to the correct resolution. This is only temporary until you restart X. There are ways to make it permanent, but let's make sure it works first.

[wweeks]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I keep getting the error:

xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default

Note: I'm running out of a LiveCD and I ran this out of the console in Ubuntu LiveCD 10.10. Should be the same right?

[wweeks]

I tried again and I got this error message which seems to add some details:

xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
X Error of failed request: BadName (named color or font does not exist)
Major opcode of failed request: 151 (RANDR)
Minor opcode of failed request: 16 (RRCreateMode)
Serial number of failed request 19
Current serial number of output stream:19

[linuxopjemac]

what exact model do you have? Link in everymac.com please.

[wweeks]

http://www.everymac.com/systems/appl...ibook_600.html
It's got 384 MB RAM though.

[linuxopjemac]

in a terminal:

wget http://mac.linux.be/files/xorg/ibook1.txt
sudo mv ibook1.txt /etc/X11/xorg.conf

reboot

[wweeks]

That will require that I first install it right? I'm still testing from a LiveCD to see if it works.

I'm really not wanting to end up with dead machine but if thats what it takes thats what it takes.

Thanks so much for working with me on this.