screen flashes at native resolution

[neil]

@pyterman - 'get nasty' No, I'm just disagreeing with your posts.

'what's the problem' The problem still is that I want this hardware to run full res. and full speed on LL, like it does on XP.

'any resolution on the TV above what the card supports is created by the TV's own upscaling system when run through HDMI' - okay, that's not false, I apologise, but the whole paragraph was false because there is no upscaling/downscaling going on:
'The old ATI video card is your problem. It does not support HDMI, only DVI/VGA, any resolution on the TV above what the card supports is created by the TV's own upscaling system when run through HDMI, there is also the DVI to HDMI conversion sat in the middle of it, that can bring its own problems.' Rubbish!

Please stop replying. Goodbye.

[neil]

[member=411]bitsnpcs[/member] - re. re-installing kernels: that is very interesting. I'll try that. Unfortunately, the PC now won't connect to the internet. It was fine yesterday. I don't know what's gone wrong.

re. VGA: My card has DVI, VGA and S-vid. The VGA and S-vid have a max res. much smaller than 1080x1920, so I don't use them much. The VGA input on my TV also does not support 1080x1920. So, I don't need a VGA 3+6. Thanks for offering photos.

The DVI output (primary output) has max res. of 1080x1920, so I connect that directly to HDMI on a full-HD TV with a DVI-HDMI cable. I've done this with various TVs over the years, XP, no probs.

[firenice03]

Hopefully this may help clarify...
The problem is a combination of hardware and drivers...


1st you cannot compare XP to LL3.6.. LL3.6 is more like win10... Apples and Oranges... Win10 probably wont support your hardware.. The problem is ATI stopped supporting drivers for the linux kernel. So your left with basic resolutions.
Pretty sure this was discussed on the forums, a search may yield the added info.
If your really set on using your gonna have to heavily customize and/or compile to work.
Or you could try an older version of LL something from early 2.x series or possibly 1.x...
But now your in the same boat of using an outdated OS.


Added advice if you plan to continue with compiling drivers and attempting customized code. You'll want be familiar with TTY should code not work and a good Systemback backup to easily undo and revert back.


Good luck in you efforts

Start here from the help manual...
https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/hardw...l#graphics

[neil]

[member=5414]firenice03[/member] - thank you. I'll try an older version.

[firenice03]

[member=5414]firenice03[/member] - thank you. I'll try an older version.

Hope the info helps.. if the 2.x series works hopefully you've pinpointed the problem...

[neil]

Well, I tried some different kernels, then I tried some older versions. No luck, but I was asking a lot.

LL is a nice OS though. I'll use it on some other computers.

Thanks for all the ideas!