I’m having trouble installing Ubuntu, first off i tried using wubi in windows all went ok up until i had restart computer, done as i was told click restart (as i have windows also installed gave me boot menu).
I input my boot password and select Ubuntu from the menu, ok going great so far, i get the ubuntu logo fading in and out for bout 30 seconds then my monitor goes click, and throws up this error message " 93.0 Khz / 58.5 Khz - Frequency out of range try other resolutions "
Done some digging around the net, found sudo commands to change xorg etc but non of which helps as i haven’t gotten to install it fully yet, downloaded a program for windows HWInfo32 and looked up my monitor details and checked the frequency ranges - Horizontal Frequency: 30 - 86 Khz, Vertical Frequency: 50 - 160 Khz - so the frequency for horizontal (assuming 93.0 khz on error message is horizontal) is set too high.
So my question is how can i change the frequency during install i read it will give me a list of video modes i can use trouble is monitor is giving out before i even reach that far, any help would be gratefully recieved hope i have provided you with enough info bout as much as i can get.
P.s i also downloaded live cd and burnt that to disk instead of running the install try to run ubuntu live and that also threw up same error message.
GFX: nVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT AGP
Monitor : Some random thing picked up on a job once. (EDIT:Proview Technology 986)
Posted this over in ubuntu forums few weeks back but know one really answered so heres hoping you guys can figure it out alternatively i can get another distro just liked look of ubuntu
When your monitor blanks with that messege, try one of these key combinations
‘Ctrl’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘+’ to scroll through the resolutions ‘Ctrl’ + ‘+’ or ‘Ctrl’ + ‘-’ similar process to above, but changes up/down ‘Ctrl’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘Backspace’ kills/restarts X server
BE AWARE - The last one of these key combos ‘can’ cause data loss, so try it on a LiveCD boot rather than an actual install first.
I’m am replying to this via ubuntu the ctrl + alt + -/+ worked, although still gave me problems best screen ended up with a ghosted desktop I had 2 desktops hard to figure out which desktop had the actual install boxes also let me “scroll” down loads to : , eventually got it sorted though and went to system > admin > hardware drivers and installed the nvidia drivers from there reset and logged in with no problems only problem I have now is, the resolution is set to 1600 x 1200 and even if I set it to my normal resolution of 1024 x 768 and apply the changes after reset it goes back to 1600 x 1200 but I’m sure after googling a bit, I can find a cure
No luck with key combos this time however i noticed a box that says save to x configuration file so i click it then says " Failed to parse existing X config file ‘/etc/X11/xorg.conf’! " time to google
There is NO xorg.conf file in Ubuntu 9.10 by default
Are you adjusting the screen resolution manually with nvidia-settings?
In that case, you might wanna try setting it with :
System > Preferences > Display.
If you get;
It appears that your graphics driver does not support the necessary extensions to use this tool. Do you want to use your graphics driver vendor’s tool instead?
alternatively i can get another distro just liked look of ubuntu
also let me “scroll” down loads to :