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[Bug 653875] Re: Installer disk display is shifted a few pixels on ABIT NF7 motherboard

 

** Summary changed:

- Installer disk display is shifted a few pixels on NVidia NF7 motherboard
+ Installer disk display is shifted a few pixels on ABIT NF7 motherboard

** Summary changed:

- Installer disk display is shifted a few pixels on ABIT NF7 motherboard
+ Installer display is shifted a few pixels on ABIT NF7 motherboard

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: xorg
  
  Hi-
  
- I'm running "Try Ubuntu" off the first RC for Meerkat. (I got the same
- results after a trial install of the beta.)
+ I'm running "Try Ubuntu" off the first RC for MaverickMeerkat 10.10. (I
+ got the same results after a trial install of the beta.)
  
- - The leftmost few pixels of the display show up on the far right of my screen.
+ - The leftmost few pixels of the display show up on the far right of my screen. They WRAP.
  - The bottom few pixels are cut off.
  - The mouse points and clicks a few pixels below and to the left of where it appears to be.
  - The first character of each status message during the textual boot process showed up on the far right of the screen, even before switching into graphics mode.
  
  Sorry if I'm not describing it well; I suspect the nv driver isn't
- playing well with the onboard video of my NVidia NF7 motherboard. I can
- partly adjust my habits to compensate for the wrapping, but the mis-
- targeting of the mouse makes it very hard to install and run Ubuntu.
+ playing well with the onboard (NVidia) video of my ABIT NF7 motherboard.
+ I can partly adjust my habits to compensate for the wrapping, but the
+ mis-targeting of the mouse makes it very hard to install and run the
+ system.
+ 
+ I tried running 'nvidia-detector' but got the response: 'none'.
  
  Thanks for any help!
  -J
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  DRM.card0.VGA.1:
-  status: connected
-  enabled: enabled
-  dpms: On
-  modes: 1024x768 800x600 800x600 848x480 640x480
-  edid-base64:
+  status: connected
+  enabled: enabled
+  dpms: On
+  modes: 1024x768 800x600 800x600 848x480 640x480
+  edid-base64:
  DRM.card0.VGA.2:
-  status: disconnected
-  enabled: disabled
-  dpms: Off
-  modes: 
-  edid-base64:
+  status: disconnected
+  enabled: disabled
+  dpms: Off
+  modes:
+  edid-base64:
  Date: Sat Oct  2 21:15:23 2010
  GdmLog1: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
  GdmLog2: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate i386 (20100928)
  Lsusb:
-  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
-  Bus 002 Device 002: ID 03f0:1004 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 970c/970cse
-  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
-  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
+  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
+  Bus 002 Device 002: ID 03f0:1004 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 970c/970cse
+  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
+  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  ProcCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  dmi.bios.date: 09/10/2004
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
  dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
  dmi.board.name: NF7-S/NF7-M/NF7 (nVidia-nForce2)
  dmi.board.vendor: http://www.abit.com.tw/
  dmi.board.version: 1.X
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd09/10/2004:svn:pn:pvr:rvnhttp//www.abit.com.tw/:rnNF7-S/NF7-M/NF7(nVidia-nForce2):rvr1.X:cvn:ct3:cvr:
  glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  system:
-  distro:             Ubuntu
-  codename:           maverick
-  architecture:       i686
-  kernel:             2.6.35-22-generic
+  distro:             Ubuntu
+  codename:           maverick
+  architecture:       i686
+  kernel:             2.6.35-22-generic

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Installer display is shifted a few pixels on ABIT NF7 motherboard
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/653875
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