I am unable to install Mate 16.04 LTS due to two key issues.
(1) I use a UK keyboard, not a US keyboard and so am unable tu try out 16.04 LTS without resorting to a command line to set the keyboard up.
(2) I am unable to get the video driver to work in anything other than 640x480 (by using nomodeset and radeon.modeset=0 options) and most of the windows just don’t work in this resolution. All the buttons to apply things are off the bottom of the display.
The hardware is a Commell LV386 (AMD G-T56N based system).
PCI Devices
-PCI Devices-
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Complex
VGA compatible controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Wrestler [Radeon HD 6320] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Port (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Port (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Port (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Port (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
SATA controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
USB controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
USB controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
USB controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
USB controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
SMBus : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42)
ISA bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller (rev 40)
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
USB controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
PCI bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 3) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
USB controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
USB controller : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 0 (rev 43)
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 1
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 2
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 3
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 4
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 6
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 5
Host bridge : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 7
Ethernet controller : Intel Corporation 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
Ethernet controller : Intel Corporation 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
Ethernet controller : Intel Corporation 82583V Gigabit Network Connection
Ethernet controller : Intel Corporation 82583V Gigabit Network Connection
Serial controller : Oxford Semiconductor Ltd Device c208 (prog-if 02 [16550])
<tt> 4000-40ff </tt> : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Wrestler [Radeon HD 6320] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Any help on how to force the video to 1280x1024x24 (The settings I use for uBuntu 10.04 LTS and Mate 14.04 LTS when I got that working by forcing various linux command line settings).