ubuntu display problem

[Jose]

Hi,

I had the same problem, due to having an ATI card, I couldn't solve it, 
due to the fact that it's a known bug on ubuntu.

Terrence Enger wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am trying to use ubuntu gutsy (7.10), first from a live cd
> and then from a USB stick.
>
> Sometimes from the cd and both times I have tried to boot
> from the stick, instead of the desktop I see pointilistic
> abstract wallpaper: random coloured dots mostly in repeating
> cells maybe 20 pixels on a side.  I am booting with the
> default video parameters (VGA); once I tried a higher screen
> resolution, and it made the dots smaller.  Sigh.
>
> All suggestions welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
> Terry.
>
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