Dear Laptop testing team.
I have tried the Ubuntu 7.1 Gutsy Gibbon as live CD and I immediately encountered a device problem.
The Monitor.
What occurred is:
a) Live CD loads after choosing EITHER option 1. start or install
option 2. start with safe graphic mode
b) Ubuntu loading screen comes up ok.
c) sound turns on ok, i hear the testing music
d) screen flickers goes blank, and on;
safe mode, goes all white, and never comes back
normal mode, black with some noisy sprites clattering the screen. Also never comes back.
I am able to only hit the off key, which interrupts linux and it then tells me i have hit the off key, and is shutting down.
Hardware details:
Computer
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Toshiba Satellite 2410
monitor
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Toshiba Internal 1024x768 Panel
Location: on NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go (Toshiba)
This email is not strictly a cry for help, but to let you guys know something that didn't work, so that others in the future may have a smoother ride. However, I am one of those newbies to linux, and would like to know anything that you may know which can help my transition from the windows world. However, I am also aware (from having tried it out) that Puppy linux got the thing working right, and while also was not able to auto-detect my monitor, at least gave me the option to choose one myself, using a low res graphical screen. This of course was a very good idea, and does not leave me needing to be just that bit more of a linux expert enough to know how to choose to start linux without X running, configure X manually, and restart it.
However, from what I have seen if Ubuntu so far (from running from VMWare) I think it is generally looking good. Keep up the good work team!
Kind Regards,
Sean van Buggenum
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