On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 18:22 +0000, john lewis wrote:
> It also works with Ubuntu 6.06 LTS but not with anything more
> recent.
>
Maybe not initially, but I would be very surprised if it couldn't be
made to work:-
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsVideoCardsMatrox
> I upgraded the Debian way by editing /etc/apt/sources.list then
> aptitude update && aptitude dist-upgrade and failed to get X working.
> I then re-installed 6.06 and tried the Ubuntu way using the command
> gksu “update-manager -c ”
>
Indeed, the official documentation suggests this way:-
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades
> Again X doesn't load. Similarly trying a Live 6.10 CD and a Feisty CD
> I get the same problem with the error message "Out of Scan Range" as
> soon as it tries to load X
>
Sounds like it is trying to drive the screen at a refresh rate its not
happy about.
> I have tried tweaking xorg.con manually but nothing seems to solve
> this.
What did you try?
> I found lots of references to this fault on Ubuntu forums but
> no solutions.
>
Did you reduce the screen refresh rate?
We had exactly this problem on Lisis machine under Kubuntu at the last
meeting. It was fixed very quickly and easily by changing VertRefresh
in /etc/X11/xorg.conf to a more sane higher-end value. We then restarted
X and all was tickety-boo.
> Why am I bothering I hear some of you ask, knowing my antagonism
> towards this distro. Well I want to get my wife at least playing
> with a Linux system and 'everybody' seems to be saying Ubuntu is for
> the newcomer from windows.
>
Indeed, it has some flaws. Which is why it's great that there is a
superb support network to help people out when they have problems such
as this.
I had a problem today with Evolution and syncing to my PDA under Ubuntu.
Rather than wipe my machine and install Debian potato however, I raised
a bug in the hope that it might be fixed sometime soon:-
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-pilot-conduits/+bug/86343
> But since it doesn't work for me on this hardware I am going to
> forget Ubuntu and go back to a customised Debian Testing plus Gnome.
>
That's a real shame. I refuse to believe that on a technical issue such
as this, Ubuntu can't be made to work where Debian does.
> One thing I did notice from playing with U-u 6.06 is that it seems to
> install far too much software, stuff that will never be used like all
> those weird and wonderful fonts. At least I can control what is
> installed with Debian
>
It's of course impossible to please everyone with the package selection.
Some people will want Gaim, others AMSN, some will want OpenOffice,
others Koffice, and so the list goes on.
> So ends my attempt to use Ubuntu. It has taken me two days of
> experimenting to confirm my dislike of it.
>
This isn't the first time you have tried on your own to fix something,
then given up and taken seemingly great delight to tell us that Ubuntu
isn't up to scratch and cannot possibly measure up to the holy grail of
Operating systems that is Debian.
If you had mailed the list, asked on irc, posted a support ticket or in
any way asked for help you probably would have got some useful
information.
If you would like to bring the box along to the next meeting I would
gladly help you get Ubuntu working the way you want with the package
selection of your choice.
Cheers,
Al.
