New lcd monitor wont allow me to install linux ¬_¬

[Fblade1987]

Hey guys well the story is as follows, I recently bought a new lcd monitor, after a couple of days using it i thought i wonder what it is like with linux on it, so i got my copy of ubuntu out restarted my machine choose the option i wanted and waited patiently but then all of a sudden a blue console came up saying that xorg had failed with the graphics. :shock:

so i quickly booted back up in windows got onto the irc and asked for a solution well i got told it was because i was a dvi plug which i wasn't when i originally had ubuntu installed so i got told i should just go back to standard vga cable, so i did but hated it because i couldn't get the true resolution i had before with the vga cable.

so my question is, is there a way i can install linux(pref ubuntu or pclinux) on my machine using my dvi lcd monitor?

thanks for time Matthew

[Sparda]

Hmmm... post the xorg log file here please.

[Fblade1987]

how can i copy the xorg log file?

[bobbiac]

do you have the appropriate divers? (ati nvidia)

[Fblade1987]

i have what ever comes on the ubuntu live cd as i havnt installed it to update drivers

[Sparda]

with the cp command ;)

[VaKo]

Hook it up via vga (or log in via ssh)

Install graphics drivers for your card

try X with dvi

[Fblade1987]

ok so i got all this sorted but something strange now seems to happen i upgraded to ubuntu eddy eft then installed drivers back on but now when i come to screen saver or logout screen the monitor goes on standby any idea?