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[Charmender]

Ubuntu doesnt show my full screens resolution, as in it doesnt show the 1440x900 it can display, any way to fix this?
figured id ask here as alot of you use/know linux.

Also im a noob to linux so something either kinda well described or simple please.

Using an ati card btw, i know diff cards can have diff effects.

[Cript]

sudo nano (or whatever txt editor you want to use) /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[Charmender]

It shows up in there, just not on system->screen resolution

[Cript]

It shows up in there, just not on system->screen resolution

Try this:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Choose your video card driver in the next menu (look it up if you don't know it.)

Check the resolution you're trying to use in the next menu, then hit enter.

Then, restart x (control+alt+delete)

Let me know if that doesn't work.

[Charmender]

xserver-xorg postinst warning: overwriting possibly-customised configuration
file; backup in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20070914173145

linux doesnt like my moniter

[Cript]

linux doesnt like my moniter

Is your system totally updated?

Do:

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

Then restart and try it again...I've heard people having problems once but it working the next time.

[Charmender]

Still same error, is there any other way to change resolution?

[Cript]

Still same error, is there any other way to change resolution?

Re-edit that xorg.conf file from above and make sure the HorizSync and VertRefresh values are there...if they're not, just add them as below.




Section "Monitor"
Identifier "xyz"
HorizSync 30-100
VertRefresh 50-150

[Charmender]

Managed to fix it using "System -> Administration -> Restricted Drivers Manager"

As my card isnt supported by linux yet i dont think.

[Cataliste]

Get on MSN Calum. It'll be easier to instruct you there.

Please already be booted into linux.

[Charmender]

Im all good now cata, allowing that driver made everything work, even compiz so i have sexy animations now.
Im beggining to like linux more and more, if only amsn wernt so slow.

[Cataliste]

Im all good now cata, allowing that driver made everything work, even compiz so i have sexy animations now.
Im beggining to like linux more and more, if only amsn wernt so slow.

aMSN is not slow? Not for me.

What type of GFX card do you have?

[Charmender]

X1950Pro
Also all the text looks shit as it aint anti aliased

[Hydrogen]

You could have avoided all that hassle by just running this command in the beginning:

CODE

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-ati

I wish I had checked the thread earlier . By you enabling restricted drivers though, I think that's what you ended up doing anyway...even though you didn't see the backend stuff...not sure on that though.

[Cataliste]

You could have avoided all that hassle by just running this command in the beginning:

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sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-ati

I wish I had checked the thread earlier . By you enabling restricted drivers though, I think that's what you ended up doing anyway...even though you didn't see the backend stuff...not sure on that though.

His driver was being fenicky. And when he used the Restricted Driver Manager he basically did that command the long way. After "glxgears" kept killing his box I got him to use Envy and reboot. Solved his problem and he gets 8000+ FPS on glxgears.