low resolution, new install of ubuntu 8.04, sis661 graphics chips
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low resolution, new install of ubuntu 8.04, sis661 graphics chips
i have just installed Ubuntu 8.04 into an asus with p5s800-vm mother board, the graphics are by sis 661 chip set. the screen resolution cannot be set higher than 720x400. as i am using a 19inch monitor, 1024x768 would be better resolution, but this is unobtainable. it is as if drivers aren't loaded, when i look in "system-administration-hardware drivers" i get a message that there are no proprietary drivers in use.
if i need drivers, where do i find them and how do i install them?
just tried it on another monitor, it picked up the make and was happy to increase resolution. how do i achieve this on an unknown monitor, i am trying to set this up as a multimedia unit for my sanyo tv??
Sorry, but i forgot to mention i am very new to linux. how do i edit the xorg.conf? i tried the text editor but when i went to save the new file i got "could not save file" as apparently i do not have the required permissions?
If you're in the graphical environment, enter the command gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf in a terminal
If you're in a console, enter the command sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf or sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf; nano is probably the easier to use editor for a newbie.
As you've found out, you need root permissions to edit the file and sudo elevates your normal permissions to root permissions.
Problem solved. I couldn't get the refresh rates from the TV manual, but did some research on the net and found some one who had to edit his xorg.conf to get higher resolution with a new graphics card. He had added an extra mode, so I tried this:
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