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I have a three year old pc with 1.5GB memory and 160GB harddrive and i installed the only operating system "Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid". The trouble is the pc takes ages to boot up? and, also during the boot up process a pop-up appears which states: Analogue RGB 720 x 400 / 86MHz Out of range. And when i close the computer down i am greeted with the same pop-up only this time it states: Analogue RGB 1280 X 1024 / 76 mhZ Out of range. I have tried to alter my Acer 17" monitor which states 1024 / 60 MHz Could someone help me please. Thanks!

Maybe your resolution settings are beyond the monitor's capability? Try a lighter distro... say hmmm.... DSL, maybe even debian or slackware.... so it will boot faster By the way did you install ubuntu to disk or just a live CD .... live CDs may take time to boot

I agree, you should install Debian. It does a better job of detecting your hardware than Ubuntu and will usually provide appropriate scan ranges. I have never had the types of problems with Debian that I have had with Ubuntu. It is more open and has a broader HCL. Once it is installed and all of the updates are applied you should download and install a program called Envy if you have an Nvidia or ATI graphics card.

Depending upon your distribution and the desktop you are using (Ubuntu 8.10 uses gnome by default), you will find an administration and/or system menu entry. Select "Display" or something like that. That should take you to a form with some tabs for display settings (resolution), hardware (monitor type, video card, etc), and possibly an entry for managing multiple monitors. Select the hardware tab and pick your type. In my CentOS system (I use KDE, not gnome) I get a LOT of Acer monitor entries. That should take care of adjusting the video so this error goes away. [Modified by: Rubberman on January 13, 2009 09:18 AM]

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