** Summary changed: - Setting Hardy Beta InstallCD to safe vid mode effects installed system + .
** Description changed: - Hardy Beta Install CD (Xubuntu): - I ran the install CD with the safe video option (F4 on the boot menu) as part of a workaround for the default video settings exceeding what my monitor/s can handle. - - The resulting install has been awful - setting the video mode (say when - Xorg starts or switching to the virtual consoles eg. Ctrl-Alt-F1) often - fails with the with the video mode misprogrammed - ie. timing off (sync - issues), garbage and other artifacts, sometimes only a portion of the - screen visible (possibly repeated in a tiled fashion). - - This occured with both the open source and proprietary drivers used for - my Nvidia card. - - This issue seems to be resolved however by removing the "xforcevesa" - option from Grub's startup, which is not something that I choose or - added, and I assume appeared running the install CD in it's safe video - mode because I don't believe it to be set under normal circumstances. - - I believe the options to run the live CD/install CD should NOT be - inherited by default for the resulting installation unless confirmed by - the user + . ** Tags removed: cd grub hardy install xforcevesa -- . https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205077 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
