[LBo] Mint Linux

[Anita Lewis]

On 08/31/2007 09:27 PM Troy wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I just installed Mint Linux on my old Celeron 300A computer, with 640 MB of
> RAM, and an Intel i740 video card.  I like the speed of Mint on this older
> computer, but I'm experiencing a few problems.  1.  I cannot get the refresh
> rate to 85 HZ (which is what I had under Win 98); I had this problem when I
> installed Xubuntu 7.04 too.  Currently, the resolution is set at 1024 X 768,
> with a refresh rate of 70 (max).  

The other things may be related to this.  It could be that the
DefaultDepth is too high.  Windows may have it set lower than it is in
your Linux setup.  I think your card is 8Mb of Video Ram.  The
resolution and pixel depth figure into how much video ram is required.

Look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf under the Screen Section for the
DefaultDepth.  If it is 24, try changing it to 16.  You will then need
to restart X.  You can reboot or restart the X server. I don't know if
Mint uses kdm or gdm.  The command would be done as root or with sudo
and is /etc/init.d/kdm restart.  (or gdm if you are using Gnome).  That
should cause X to blink out and restart your login screen; so close your
applications first. :-)

Anita

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