turbodiesel
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great guide wolfeking explains everything you need to know about linux
keep up the good work :good:
keep up the good work :good:
great guide wolfeking explains everything you need to know about linux
keep up the good work :good:
I'm glad the guide has helped. I am however planning on cleaning it up and making it a little more presentable in the coming weeks though.
Ill try my best to answer them. I am also going to update with a redhat and mandrake section when I get home next week. Got a neat book on them, so should answer a lot of questions and aide in the guide.
Red Hat is one of the oldest distros. It was the first to have active support available for it's distro, when linux was just starting, and is now probably the most popular enterprise linux distro.
linux is for advance computer user not easy to learn
Type in:to view your current resoloutionCode:/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -s
Type inorCode:/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -m CEA
to get a list up of resolutions available. Pick the one you want and memorise the Mode Number, so for 1440x769 60hz, I am picking Mode 47..Code:/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -m DMT
Now type inand press enter. A block of text appears. FindCode:sudo nano /boot/config.txt
and use the arrow keys to navigate to it. Change the number to what you chose earlier, and delete the # so now I have:Code:#hdmi_mode=1
Great. Now press CTRL and X. Press Y and then Enter.Code:hdmi_mode=47
Type into see your change.Code:sudo reboot
If you are struggling to see the display. Remove your SD Card, put it into a Windows PC, Open "config.txt" and alter it there, then save, and put back into the Raspberry Pi.
Fiddle with this until you find the correct resolution. I checked my PC Source on my TV, and it said Optimal Resolution "1440x768", so I used this in the HDMI.
i am going to use Ubuntu for a while on my laptop but i need a distro that has drivers for my d530
cant find anywhere
The Guide is under revision. If you have any more suggestions, feel free to post them.
Though, in most distros it is not necessary to use CLI to change resolution. Any windows manager has an option for it, and rpie should be strong enough to run a minimal, like openbox (with openbox, file manager, Chrome with 10 tabs, abi word, and terminal open, I am only using 600MB of RAM, and 2% cpu. Should be able to trim that down near to 100MB should I close out everything but 1 tab and terminal.)