7 Oct
2013
7 Oct
'13
7:48 p.m.
On 2013-10-07 14:39, Robert Dyck wrote:
Still need advice for a Linux distro. Earlier today I tried Mint 15 Cinnamon 32-bit, and Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS 32-bit. Neither work on this laptop. Their complaint is the graphics chip is too old. It's an IBM ThinkPad A21m, the graphics chip is ATI Rage Mobility P/M A21/2.
If the ATI driver in Xorg doesn't work for that chipset, you might want to try the Xvesa server instead. Hopefully, the chipset isn't so old that it predates VESA standards! :)
If you want something in the Ubuntu family, Lubuntu might be a good choice for something ligher-weight than Mint or Ubuntu. (It uses the LXDE desktop.)
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