Screen Defects with Linux install

Soldato
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Hi, i've never installed Linux before so i'm a bit lost on how to solve this problem.

I've tried installing Ubuntu 8.04, Kubuntu 8.04, Xubuntu 8.04 and Mint 4, they all install fine but feature screen defects, 3 vertical lines down the left and right hand sides of the screen.

I've done some research and i believe that the problem is the onboard graphics, i've got a ECS 761GX-M754 that uses the SiS chipset. I've done some research and someone mentioned that they've solved a similar problem by changing the linux display drivers to an older software product but didn't say how to do this.

I don't believe it's hardware failure because the LiveCD works perfectly. It's going to be used for a remote filestore so rubbish drivers don't matter, as long as i can see the screen properly then it's ok.

Thanks
 
I got a similar problem when running an old Intel 815 graphics at 1280x1024@75Hz. If I drop it to 60Hz, the lines are less frequent, if not completely gone.

What res are you running at, and have you tried other resolutions?
 
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