Comments on: Ubuntu 9.04 Upgrade on the HP Mini-Note 2133

By: Ashwyn

Ashwyn — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:42:28 +0000

I just upgraded to 9.04 after having used 8.10 with the via kernel module. Under 8.10 I could not get the proper screen resolution, and had to make do with about 3/4 of the screen space that my monitor was capable of.

When I upgraded to 9.04, I had no graphics initially, as I had kind of expected, so I just reinstalled the via drivers, restarted and now my proper screen resolution is displayed, AND I can use compiz!

Strange sidenote, previously under 8.10, the only way I could get my proper screen resolution, was to plug in an external monitor, and then restart my computer. It would then display correctly on my laptop screen until I had to restart again.

By: Michael-John Turner

Michael-John Turner — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:07:32 +0000

I haven’t had a chance to test my 2133 with an external monitor, but it may be worth using Option “SWCursor” in the appropriate Device stanza in xorg.conf. I’ll hopefully have a chance to fiddle a bit later today – if I get it working, I’ll be sure to let you know.

By: Rick B.

Rick B. — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:38:16 +0000

Thanks for the link. I tweaked the xorg.conf shown there and now I get a display on the external monitor. The only problem is that the cursor does not display.

By: Michael-John Turner

Michael-John Turner — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:58:02 +0000

Thanks for the info – I didn’t have xforcevesa in my menu.lst (my 8.10 install was done in text mode using the alternate ISO).

According to the Gentoo Wiki, the OpenChrome driver does support an external monitor – haven’t tried it yet, but it may be worth a look.

By: Rick B.

Rick B. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:00:35 +0000

I upgraded my HP 2133 to 9.04 today. I was using the via proprietary driver but when I rebooted after the install, it went back to using the vesa driver. I removed xforcevesa from the grub menu.lst and put “openchrome” in xorg.conf and it then displayed the 1280×768 screen. But openchrome does not seem to support output through the VGA port. Is there a fix for this or do I have to wait for the proprietary driver to be updated?