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linuxviolin
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Post by linuxviolin »

Hi SandMan! Welcome!

For the problem with your resolution try to boot with the liveCD then go to your hard disk to modify your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with your resolution and change the driver section with 'nv'.
Also you should be able to modify the lines HorizSync and VertRefresh with the specifications of your monitor. Then reboot from your hard disk.

With this you will use the generic driver but at least you should be able to use Mint. :D

Hope that solve this problem.
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Post by Lolo Uila »

Even if the GUI (desktop) doesn't boot you can boot into recovery mode and edit the xorg.conf file with nano.

Anyway... once you're reloaded and booted into the Mint desktop, try it again, but before you do anything at all execute the following command (from a terminal):

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sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
If you have problems booting after installing the ATI driver, boot into recovery mode from the grub boot menu; log in to the command shell, and enter the command:

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sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf
which will restore the default file and let you reboot into GNOME.

Now, when you are installing the ATI driver and editing your xorg.conf file, also look for this section:

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SubSection "Display"
	Depth		24
EndSubSection
and add a Modes line, like this:

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SubSection "Display"
	Depth		24
	Modes		"1280x1024"
EndSubSection
And, if you know the spec's on your monitor, you can add them as well. Look for the section that identifies your monitor and add these lines below the Option "DPMS" entry:

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	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	28-80 # substitute YOUR monitor's spec's here !!
	VertRefresh	48-75 # and here...
Once you are done installing fglrx and editing xorg.conf, save your changes, but before you reboot do this:

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sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.ati
Which will make a copy of your edited xorg file. Then if you need further help you can post that here for us to take a look at. Hopefully the changes above will get you going though. I also recently posted a message about using Synaptic to install the fglrx driver, which can be found here (my 2nd post in the thread):
http://linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6262

If you're more comfortable using Synaptic you could give that a try.

And finally; you can also edit the xorg.conf file from recovery mode with the nano text editor. From the recovery command shell, enter:

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sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
This is a non-graphical editor. All cursor controls and keyboard (no mouse). The easiest fix for a non-booting system is to simply change Driver "fglrx" to Driver "vesa" then hit CONTROL+X then Y Enter to save the file.

Good luck!

Aloha, Tim
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