installed linux , screen jumpy now

[islandman4567]

where should I got to find the video drivers for my pc now?

 

[WoodPeckr]

Which linux distro did you install?
What type PC did you install it in?

Best to join the 'help forums' related to the distro you picked, ie, 'Ubuntu Forums', etc.
Overall the linux help forums are just as friendly as this TERB tech forum for answering any questions you may have.

 

[islandman4567]

I'm running ubuntu 8.04 , and its an older IBM netvista

got a link to a good ubuntu forum?

 

[WoodPeckr]

Google 'Ubuntu Forums' but it looks like they are down right now.

With all the people trying out Ubuntu the forums have been getting overwhelmed lately....they should be 'up' again shortly....

Their forums are massive and worldwide.

Forums are back up.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Very possible poonhunter

That's why I asked what PC was he using.

I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 on an old PC from 1997.
It's a Gateway P2, 400Mhz, with 384 RAM.

Ubuntu is not a demanding OS and runs good on old PCs.
That P2 runs 8.10 OK but it struggles at times. The video is choppy but it plays music fine and is pretty quick for surfing the web. I like using it still because it has great sounding Boston Acoustics speakers with sub, that sound much better than the speakers on my new laptop.

That P2 ran the same with Ubuntu 8.04 as with 8.10. The version before 8.04, Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, played video pretty smooth though, on this old P2.

Of course Ubuntu flys and runs video and everything great on my new laptop.
Laptop is a dual boot setup with Vista/Ubuntu and Ubuntu runs faster than Vista.

 

[tuborg]

you may want to reconsider the desktop environment if you have an older computer. Gnome/KDE is very hardware intensive. You may want to try XFCE4 or if you have a really ancient system fluxbox/windowmaker etc.

 

[islandman4567]

it seems to be running ok now.

I got some help from a guy on a pc forum and then , in the end all I did was adjust the screen res and it solved the problem. I had tried that as the very first thing I did and had no luck, but after doing a bunch of stuff he recommended and also getting all my updates installed its ok now.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Yeah Ubuntu for some reason picks 60Hz as default 'refresh rate' which will have that eye straining flicker. All you do is change the screen resolution and that allows a change to a higher refresh rate that's easier on your eyes.