Ok... So What Do Us Wide-Screen Users Do???

[Dexter1979]

Originally Posted by Ronny49

Funny thing... I just booted up in the latest Ubuntu and IT recognized my resolution in the live cd right away!

And also uses this line in most of his threads so please someone ban this ******** before I **** his *** out of the nearest window...

[oldcpu]

I'm disappointed about the number posts here being snarky wrt someone else's frustration. Why not offer helpful technical advise, and let them choose to ignore it, as opposed to show how unreceptive some in our membership can be to another users frustration ?

[Dexter1979]

Originally Posted by oldcpu

I'm disappointed about the number posts here being snarky wrt someone else's frustration. Why not offer helpful technical advise, and let them choose to ignore it, as opposed to show how unreceptive some in our membership can be to another users frustration ?

I don't mind giving advice but when I see a user like this, creating threads all over the place (just check the posts he created) saying how bad openSUSE is because <insert fake problem here> and how good <insert other Linux distro here> is in handling this problem out of the box I get suspicious. I would like these users to be banned. That's what forum mods are supposed to do.

This community is to nice to be messed up by trolls like that.

[oldcpu]

Originally Posted by Dexter1979

I don't mind giving advice but when I see a user like this, creating threads all over the place (just check the posts he created) saying how bad openSUSE is because <insert fake problem here> and how good <insert other Linux distro here> is in handling this problem out of the box I get suspicious.

I believe it far more effective to give such users the advice they need to fix their system. If there is no response to the advice, then that says all that is needed to be said. But to have a number of snarky replies does not reflect well on the community.

Originally Posted by Dexter1979

I would like these users to be banned. That's what forum mods are supposed to do.

What ? ... ban everyone who is critical of openSUSE ? Ban everyone who points out that another Linux may have a neat way of doing something that they think openSUSE does not? I think it more productive to listen to their frustration, and offer polite advice in return. I don't like forums (like some that I know) that go banning users at the slightest drop of a hat.

We do ban spammers quickly (we have a very low tolerance there). And on occasion we have suspended memberships for varying time frames and banned other users. But overall, we are in no rush to ban users just because they are frustrated in a very small number of posts ....

Originally Posted by Dexter1979

This community is to nice to be messed up by trolls like that.

What gets messy is the flames that are thrown back by our openSUSE fans. I'm a big openSUSE fan, and I can relate to the distaste that such frustrated rants by new members can cause in an openSUSE fan and in an established openSUSE user (who has things sorted and see's such rants as disinformation). But I am now of the opinion that a rant or snarky reply in return (to a new user) accomplishes little. Its better IMHO to just point politely the technical solution or inaccuracy of their post.

Again, I think it important that we be receptive to criticism. Most of it may be way off the mark but that does not mean we should not listen.

[consused]

Originally Posted by Ronny49

Integrated NVidia GForce 8200

And a 19" AOC wide screen @ 1440x900 Res


EDIT: BTW, I just came off PCLinuxOS and they have my resolution intact and also their INTERNET wifi connection is one of the strongest I have seen in any distro. But they have too many other issues that need to be worked out and I have tried that OS on 3 different systems.

But really, Suse should be in the lead with all this stuff!

BTW, openSUSE is a leader but no distro leads on every component. PCLOS is one of the best on hardware detection by reputation. As your comment implies, they don't get the same results on every component. I recommend you seriously consider the questions and help being offered by oldcpu. Please knock off the attitude as it will get in the way of a solution to your problem.

Many distributions use a lower resolution on livecd, but improve on the install, but that is just my experience and opinion.

[Dexter1979]

What system have you got? All resolutions should be detected properly by OpenSUSE when you use the correct drivers and it can be set manually when you install without using automatic configuration.

P.S. It's ok, I don't think anyone saw your post where you called Chrysantine something nasty because you deleted it very quickly. So quick I couldn't reply.

[oldcpu]

In case anyone notices missing posts, my finger is on the delete button for any inappropriate posts in this thread.

[Dexter1979]

Originally Posted by oldcpu

In case anyone notices missing posts, my finger is on the delete button for any inappropriate posts in this thread.

That answers my question

[ab@novell.com]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Maybe laptops are exempt from these issues, but my Dell Latitude D630 has
a wide screen that was detected perfectly... 1440x900. My wife's HP 6300
(or something like that) is also wide and works w/OpenSUSE 11.1. I doubt
either one helps you but maybe it's hardware-related... I don't know.

Good luck.





Ronny49 wrote:
> Now come on Suse programmers!...
>
> You would have thought that out of all the distro's that Suse would
> have come through on this one!
>
> I mean... what's up???
>
> Are you not aware of the current hardware available on the market
> today???
>
> hu hu huuh... (clearing throat)
>
> I mean... really...
>
> WIDE SCREEN COMPARABILITY ANYONE???
>
> The way it is now at 1280x1024, I have to squint to read everything.
>
> I am getting a headache already and I just booted up on the live
> disk!!
>
> I don't mean to be a jerk... but of all distro's not being compatible
> with the now affordable wide screens people are snatching up like
> crazy... I would have thought Suse would have programmed this in
> immediately.
>
> Or is that they figure all Linux users are broke mutha fluckers's and
> who the heck cares about wide screens???
>
> I'm just dumb-founded over this simple little addition that they seem
> to forget about!
>
>
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/

iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJK426yAAoJEF+XTK08PnB52awP/1zGkL/JDnpZcziYefooLW4E
k54wsP0SB/PzoDARp6rkoutT7BasPCc4HdUt5K3JM2lCtgd+LBCg/tNWGkDHS6Mq
fdlg+cKgvzPPZskYJWNptTLd/a0wdzRUzgxMALi2Y47YcfrK9J7Sd+k5hjtZ52Yd
UzkcCLLwbO0137X2zWWtlPCGHWSWbgcrUvgUDHO69nS5EsDgTl Js1rru+M74c3H4
4AswChKF47QuyuwGXfg8reWsEWsZKYJ2eZLVMTh5R9HoARRPNh pgrAjS4oniN/5r
ioWRD80oGwtI3N3eUzLDK8TDRaMuJkS4gMMKTrsVh5K4U6zhfA xEPX/gCa593r7H
QR2sZ7IWt351KUvwnqK0IIrAnq4y7mV+Nd55m3NwM1AUwWsPpy QVgIo9LNNnG/Sh
VSJRqJEzTMuvUOyzyD/bKqUOksRZszeWudavv8gIlJ6tm9hKKu17+VO7H87PiGr2
V1gzNDmTFt6XkMmYFnySVzhIf1bAFqfHzcx7L2j/r9VrgfsV8gSN+S+xjKcU7Bma
WamIJaWdT8swIveJ4IHcg2qo2eZmd9p8fR5Y5Wc/5CIoGbD6jo0okuxOEQ7dO1yM
eM+Df9qhVoJCX2yxwZoTaAUlMm84ycJR5MeP1D1ezNHNoQo33c ODh7CJLZtZ+gkO
xDha7lc0Z5O0WwUFzCwH
=VWr3
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

[consused]

The silence is deafening. He must have returned to Ubuntu. I guess it's a win-win for somebody.