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New Failsafe Graphics Mode For Ubuntu

Posted by kdawson on from the just-light-the-pixels-please dept.

ianare sends us to Ars Technica for news of the Ubuntu Xorg BulletProof-X feature, coming soon to a 7.10 (Gutsy) build near you. "It provides a failsafe mode that will ensure that users never have to manually configure their graphics hardware settings from the command line. If Xorg fails to start,the failsafe mode will initiate with minimalistic settings, low resolution, and a limited number of colors. The failsafe mode also automatically runs Ubuntu's new GTK-based display configuration utility so that users can easily test various display settings and choose a configuration that will work properly with their hardware."

2 of 505 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Oooooooh! by Volatar · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Finally. One small step for linux...

  2. Common XP burning mistake by dbcad7 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Often, people will download an ISO, click on it in XP which very helpfuly asks "make a CD ?".. which they do.. but they are not making a bootable CD.. all they have done is copy the ISO to the CD.

    If you browse a newly created Ubuntu disk.. it will NOT be one file ending in .iso

    There should be several directories.. If not it isn't burned correctly.

    You need a proper burning program like Nero or Active ISO Burner. You burn FROM an Image, you dont copy the image to CD.

    Again
    If you browse a newly created Ubuntu disk.. it will NOT be one file ending in .iso
    Again
    If you browse a newly created Ubuntu disk.. it will NOT be one file ending in .iso
    Again
    If you browse a newly created Ubuntu disk.. it will NOT be one file ending in .iso
    Again
    If you browse a newly created Ubuntu disk.. it will NOT be one file ending in .iso

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