monitor acer al 1916w

At the boot screen, press F3 to select the desired resolution (probably 1440x900)

http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php/Monitor_resolution

When the live CD is about to boot, you will get a GRUB boot screen. The cursor will be at a line that probably ends in vga=791 and has the word "splash" near the end of the line. Before pressing enter to start the boot process, move the cursor to the left and delete the word "splash"

Press enter to boot ...

If you still have problems getting the desired resolution, don't worry about that -- we'll get it fixed pretty quickly.

Mike

Use the wiki http://www.mepis.org/docs
great forum http://www.mepislovers.com

tried 1440x900 no luck -input not supported
can boot using vesa on main menu--splashy display missing but it boots ok-cannot boot using normal on boot screen menu
boot options init=/etc/init apm=power-off vga=normal quiet xdrvr=vesa works for booting.had no trouble with samsung monitor booting normal until i went to new monitor al1916w.I've installed 604 beta 3 it works great having no other problems.thanks for your fast response.john

OK -- leave the resolution alone and just take the word "splash" out of the boot line.

Then we can fix the resolution later.

Does that help?

One way of fixing the resolution once you are in Mepis

dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

or, you could try just adding the 1440x900 resolution to /etc/X11/xorg.conf manually

Mike

The problem is with mepis when i am booting from the main menu from live cd I cannot boot from normal and have splashy screen
when booting live cd.I'm having no problems with the resolution.I have noticed that mepis does't have a configuration for al1916w but it has one for al1914w system config>peripherals>mepis config>monitor.I wonder if this is the problem as i can boot vesa.org.Which ati should I be using.thanks john

can anybody help with this issue thanks john

Boot splash screen not important

It sounds like your system is working properly, but the boot splash screen does not work. Is this correct?

If this is the case, I would leave it alone. Get everything working as you like it in the running system.

It is possible to build a custom splash screen. This is not necessary. Frequently you are better off without the splash, so that you can see more of the boot messages.

Mike

Thanks for info-yes everything else seems to be working well-I've had a few problems losing internet connection with mepis 6.04 beta 2&3-could be a problem with server on my end-will let you know- once again appreciate answer-mepis is and always is a great system.thanks john

acer also has a new monitor 1921w.is there support for this monitor?

Just downloaded mepis 6.04 beta4.Still no support for acer monitor al1916w.Have to boot normal and don't see anything until login in screen comes up.Pc linuxos or sam doesn't have this problem as screen displays properly from start.I think mepis should address this situation as it is a deterent to potential users having to wait for splashy and it doesn't happen.How many people would wait for login in screen.I see resolution has been worked on ,but this doesn't solve the problem.Thanks John