Cant get resolution higher?

[FatRakoon]

I have just given my daughter a new build. She wants Linux back onto it ( good girl ) and so, I threw MINT-KDE onto it.

The snag is, that I cannot get it to go anywhere over 1024x768

I have not had to do any deep hard work with Linux for some time and quite frankly I am no good anymore and so, Im kind of lost at what to do?

The graphics card, is an old ATI 4860, however, I also have a GTX260 that I am also happy to use instead. The ATI is quieter and uses less power so thats why thats currently used.

The O/S is KDE MINT 17.2 64Bit.

It has not found any extra drivers for it, as it usually does this on my other builds, and I am going to re-try with Sabayon tonight, but in the meantime, can anyone point me to the right area for helping me out please?

 

[FatRakoon]

Well, I plopped the GTX260 in there, it found a list of drivers so I went for the recommended one. v340 it was. I managed to get it to 1366x768 so thats better, but no cigar, and then all of a sudden, it hung?

After a restart I found that it was hanging as soon as I clicked the right button, or when it tried to bring up the right click menu.

I did some messing about, however, this would not go away.

I then did a fresh install and went for the older Legacy drivers that were in that list v304... Made no difference, the mouse click still caused it to hang.

I tried a GTx470 and a 680, since they're a fair bit newer, but the hanging is still there?

I have put the ATI back in and the hanging has stopped.

I am going to move off MINT for now and try a different distro... my Linux Laptop is using ATI and I have had no issues gettign that setup and I play all my steam games just great, and Wine sorts out the non steam stuff.

I will go with Sabayon and the ATI card and try another distro then, see what happens?

And yeah, I know the ATI is old, but its spare you see... I want something that gives a lovely crisp display and can play basic games if needed. That card should be fine.

 

[FatRakoon]

On its way out?

Maybe, its not the youngest card I have, I grant you, and its been in a box with a lood of other bits, so I wont argue that one, however I did get the very same issues with other nVidia cards.

The ATI is running sexy sweet with Sabayon right now. The Rez I set to 1920x1080 and its doing exactly whats ronseal said it would.