[ubuntu-studio-users] I'd like to install the AMD propriety drivers to see if I can fix this prob.

2014-08-09 Thread Alex Armani
I am having a problem with my 64 bit Ubuntu Studio 14.4.1 installation on my laptop. It will only give 1o24 x 768 on my external vga monitor whereas Windows 7 gives 1280 x 1o24. I've got ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 graphics. How do I install the propriety drivers? tia, aha from Alex.  alex@ar

[ubuntu-studio-users] I'd like my status bar to display the time & date like this.

2014-08-09 Thread Alex Armani
I'd like my status bar to display the time & date like this.  Sat 9 Aug 2014 5:2o pm.  At the mo it is displaying like this: Sat 09 Aug 2014 17:20:00 BST  Xfce desktop. aha, tia fro Alex.   --  Alex Armani, IT Consultant \ Digital Musician. +447 754 595 449 - Www.Armani.PM  8) %) tB.xx -- Www.Fac

Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] I'd like my status bar to display the time & date like this.

2014-08-09 Thread Mike Holstein
On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Alex Armani wrote: > I'd like my status bar to display the time & date like this. > Sat 9 Aug 2014 5:2o pm. > > At the mo it is displaying like this: Sat 09 Aug 2014 17:20:00 BST > Xfce desktop. aha, tia fro Alex. > > http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/clock

Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] I'd like to install the AMD propriety drivers to see if I can fix this prob.

2014-08-09 Thread Mike Holstein
On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Alex Armani wrote: > > I am having a problem with my 64 bit Ubuntu Studio 14.4.1 installation on > my laptop. It will only give 1o24 x 768 on my external vga monitor whereas > Windows 7 gives 1280 x 1o24. I've got ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 graphics. > How do I i

[ubuntu-studio-users] Knoppix wizards

2014-08-09 Thread Alex Armani
> one trick i use is, i'll fire up a knoppix live CD or puppy and use the wizard to try and force the desktop into the geometry > i want.. i'll them copy the xorg.conf from the live system, and implement it in ubuntu or the distro i am trying to support, > > editing for driver modules or other

Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Knoppix wizards

2014-08-09 Thread Mike Holstein
On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 9:52 PM, Alex Armani wrote: > > > one trick i use is, i'll fire up a knoppix live CD or puppy and use the > wizard to try and force the desktop into the geometry > i want.. i'll them > copy the xorg.conf from the live system, and implement it in ubuntu or the > distro i am