Trying to make an old machine usable. It has 768MB, 1 GHz athlon, loaded Linux Mint 8. Everything is working nicely, but flash video is really choppy. A couple observations:<br>- Installer chose a resolution that was too high for the Gateway VX700 monitor. Result was wavy video. I set it down to 1024x768, and 60Hz and the display is nice a crisp now. Every reboot, it starts out in the higher res for a few seconds and then switches down by itself. How to fix it permanently?<br>
- Don't know what graphics hardware it has (no names on the card). lspci shows:<br> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 86C326 5598/6326 (rev 0b)<br>Would a better video card make video playback better? Might Mint be just using the wrong driver or settings?<br>
<br>I have an even older/slower laptop that plays youtube OK (it runs Win2000), so I have some hope. If a new vid card is needed, how do I determine the right kind? No gaming is required, but the kids sometimes need to watch edu-focused video, so I'm hoping to set this up as a homework machine (it's the only non-laptop in the house). Advice? Should I try Xubuntu? Puppy? Vector? Mint is running so nice and snappy otherwise.<br>
<br>Thanks,<br>Kendall<br><br><br>