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Originally Posted by syg00
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Thanks for both of these replies. I didn't think to try live CD but it did display better than the full 12 lite install but less well then the Zorin lite 11 install which I put on a spare HDD.
Zorin 11 lite
Graphics: Card: VIA CN700/P4M800 Pro/P4M800 CE/VN800 Graphics [S3 UniChrome Pro]
Display Server: X.Org 1.17.2 drivers: openchrome (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1280x800@60.19hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.6, 128 bits)
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.0.2
Zorin* 12* lite from HDD
Graphics:* Card:* VIA CN700/P4M800* Pro/P4M800* CE/VN800* Graphics* [S3* UniChrome Pro*]
Display Server:* X.Org* 1.18.4* drivers:* fbdev* (unloaded:* vesa*)
Resolution:* 640x480*@73.00hz
* GLX Renderer:* Gallium* 0.4* on llvmpipe* (LLVM* 3.8,* 128* bits*)
GLX Version:* 3.0* Mesa* 12.0.6
Zorin* 12* lite from Live CD*
Graphics:* Card:* VIA CN700/P4M800* Pro/P4M800* CE/VN800* Graphics* [S3* UniChrome Pro*]
Display Server:* X.Org* 1.18.4* drivers:* vesa* (unloaded:* fbdev*)
Resolution:* 1024x768*@61.00hz
* GLX Renderer:* Gallium* 0.4* on llvmpipe* (LLVM* 3.8,* 128* bits*)
GLX Version:* 3.0* Mesa* 1
Just seeing these outputs begs the question: is it possible to install the OpenChrome driver with the new kernel and how would I go about that. Second best would be to set the display like the live CD but even that would be an improvement.