[Xastir] Re: [ubuntulinux] Re: Screen Resolution problem

[Earl Needham]

At 01:40 PM 7/31/2007, Lee Bengston wrote:
>A couple of ideas - maybe it is Kubuntu/KDE related, and the 
>standard Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop may not have the problem, so 
>you could try installing Ubuntu.

         I have that here, and that would be an easy thing to try, 
but I'm not sure they don't share a common file structure and 
everything else?  So would be subject to the same problems?

>The other idea is to install Windows and VMware server (a free 
>download) and then install Kubuntu under VMware server and use 
>VMware tools to set the video resolution.  One of the Kubuntu 
>virtual machines I have at home was done that way, and it has been 
>just fine.  In general I would prefer to run Linux natively on a 
>laptop like you have been doing, but if it is known that Windows 
>works well with your video card and wireless card, VMware may be a 
>decent solution.

         Tell me where I can find VMWare and I may give it a go.  I 
really am only going through this to try Xastir for a while -- sure 
hope it's worth it!  <G>

         7 3
         Earl

         P.S.  I downloaded Fedora last here at the motel -- 250K+ 
download speeds...

KD5XB -- Earl Needham
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