Lubuntu 13.10 on Sony Vaio PCG-F540 - Wrong Colors

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

Hi,

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Aere Greenway
<Aere at dvorak-keyboards.com>wrote:

> All:
>
> I just installed Lubuntu 13.10 (alternate i386) in a Sony PCG-F540 netbook
> computer (256 megabytes RAM) for a friend.
>
> It appears to run fine, and the graphics have good resolution (none of the
> jagged graphics I've seen on Intel graphics, for example).
>
> But there is one glaring problem:  The colors are wrong.  Basically, blue
> appears as green, and red appears as blue.
>
> When I load a Lubuntu (LXLE) 12.04 live CD into the machine, the colors
> are correct.  Also, trying the Xubuntu 12.04 Live CD (not successfully
> loaded with only 256 meg. RAM), the colors appear to be correct.
>

12.04 release is using Linux Kernel 3.2 series
13.10 release is using Linux Kernel 3.11 or 3.12 series

There are differences and if it is a driver issue, that explains why it was
fine on 3.2 Kernel Series!



>
> Is the Sony PCG-F540 Netbook another instance of a machine where the
> graphics have been abandoned by the Linux kernel developers?
>
> Or is there some color profile that can be loaded?
>
> Only the colors appear wrong (the default Lubuntu wallpaper is green).
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Aere
>
>
sudo lshw -C display

So we can know what driver you have or what chippset.

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