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[David Wynn <wynn_david@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

??? Doesn't support the hardware???

OK -- I thought that the goal with Linux was to be able to be installed
on pretty much all computers.  Why wouldn't we support a computer that's
only 3 - 4 years old?

Yes, the manufacturer is misreporting the screen size.  But, since this
is so common for certain Intel processors, instead of turning a blind
eye, we should be finding solutions that work for people that want to
try Linux.  This computer is still relatively recent, and worthy of
support -- even with the latest release of the *buntu's.

I'm sold on Linux.  And I'll keep using Linux.  And for the time being,
I'm satisified with the *buntu variants.  But I could see that such a
response could quickly turn a newbie cold on the whole Linux experience.

I was able to poke around and find the workaround for my system.  But,
there shouldn't need to be a workaround.  *buntu needs to "just work",
out of the box.

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Need display size quirk for Intel 950 GMA
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/417675
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