03-24-2014, 08:37 PM
Searches reveal many people having problems with that card. Found this post with a solution: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=108418. No idea whether this will work or not, but can't hurt to try at this point.
First -- Make sure that the 173 driver is the one you are using. Then continue below.
Looked up specs on your machine and made a couple of changes to the xorg.conf file from that post. Do the following to either replace your current xorg.conf (if it exists), or to create one (if it doesn't).
Open a terminal and enter:
* If it contains anything, delete it all.
* Copy/Paste the following in its entirety into the text editor.
* Save the file; close leafpad; close terminal.
* Cross your fingers and reboot computer to see if it worked.
P.s. If this did end up working, make sure you save these instructions somewhere handy. If X server gets updated, you will likely have to repeat the procedure to get it working again. Or, just make a duplicate of the file under a different name. For example:
If time comes that you need it, just do:
First -- Make sure that the 173 driver is the one you are using. Then continue below.
Looked up specs on your machine and made a couple of changes to the xorg.conf file from that post. Do the following to either replace your current xorg.conf (if it exists), or to create one (if it doesn't).
Open a terminal and enter:
Code:
gksudo leafpad /etc/X11/xorg.conf* If it contains anything, delete it all.
* Copy/Paste the following in its entirety into the text editor.
Code:
# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
VendorName "Neovo"
ModelName "F-419"
HorizSync 24 - 80
VertRefresh 56 - 75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Option "metamodes" "1280x1024 +0+0"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontZap" "False"
EndSection* Save the file; close leafpad; close terminal.
* Cross your fingers and reboot computer to see if it worked.
P.s. If this did end up working, make sure you save these instructions somewhere handy. If X server gets updated, you will likely have to repeat the procedure to get it working again. Or, just make a duplicate of the file under a different name. For example:
Code:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.neovoIf time comes that you need it, just do:
Code:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.neovo /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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