Hi Fritz! The fix for the colors was a fairly simple one for me on my iBook. I just went to: http://mac.linux.be/content/xorgconf-files grabbed the xorg matching my iBook, saved it as /etc/X11/xorg.conf and then restarted the display manager. You can restart it from a TTY (Ctrl+Alt+F1) Then simply sudo lightdm stop sudo lighdm start
And then enjoy Lubuntu :) On 08/23/2014 08:45 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > Folks: > > Fired up the iBook to check for 12.04 updates and a window opened > asking me if I "wanted to upgrade to 14.04 ?". . . so I figured what > the heck . . . said it was going to take two hours . . . wound up at > 4. I figured that using the GUI "Distribution Upgrade" app would > preserve my system and set it up to run the way it was before better > than a fresh install via DVD . . . didn't exactly go that way. > > On restart I got the 14.04 splash, got the cursor, but then the cursor > turned to "highlight" or "link" symbol, however the "I" . . . was > floating on what was now a totally black screen . . . took a minute to > figure that lightdm login window was not visibly showing up, but > possibly log in cursor was blinking. So I typed my password, and > "viola" . . . got to a desktop, fairly good resolution, but desktop > color was changed from the blue XFCE to a red w/vert line Op Art look > . . . the background image colors in the gmail browser window are low > resolution blotchy, same thing in the Settings DE photo. Fonts appear > to be rendered fairly well. > > The iBook has the radeon driver and I saw comment in the past that the > radon driver was "not supported in 14.04." But, I saw that > "video-xserver-radeon"??? was downloaded & installed, but "radeon" is > not showing up in "lsmod" . . I "nano'd" the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file > and it's empty. > > Previously here on the list I saw that perhaps Aere had some similar > problems with colors, possibly in an iBook . . . if someone could > "remind" me about the fix for the splotchy colors issue . . . that > would be great. > > So, what happened to "lightdm" log in window, I saw in the install it > was "set up" . . . but logging out goes to a black window . . . so I > can't see how to switch from Xubuntu to LXDE or Openbox . . . should I > just run "sudo start lightdm" ????? > > Also, multiple toolbar applets for battery (2) . . . and (4) applets > for notepad . . . . Font appears to be grey in this window, although > subject line appears ink black . . . . And there till seems to be the > issue with window dragging being somewhat off kilter from mouse > movement . . . that has not changed from my testing of the LiveDVD . . > . but, it's installed. Maybe in the coming months if I can get some > of these things straightened out I'll try to find the spare time to > set up the "qe" thingie, or whatever it's called . . . . Thanks for > any assistance. > > F/ e.e.p. > > -- Regards
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