Change screen size with adding updates

Old Pete · 11-25-2014, 03:18 PM

When I add some updates and restart the screen size changes. To be more accurate the stuff on the screen is usually bigger, and in Libre Office any document is oversize to the screen. I only have two resolutions to use, so I don't think I can fix it there. I am using Ubuntu 14.6 ? and have included every update that comes along.

Advice and assistance would be most appreciated. I am an old user in both its interpretations.

Old Pete

Keith Hedger · 11-25-2014, 05:35 PM

Sounds like the video driver, was you using a propriartry driver? you may need to reinstall it if so, sometimes when updateing the kernel the viseo driver can no longer load the needed modules and just needs reinstalling, I used to have this peoblem with the nvidia drivers all the time, after a kernel update just had to reinstall it and it rebuilt the modules against the new kernel.

Old Pete · 11-25-2014, 06:16 PM

I do not know much about what you are saying, would you be kind enough to explain how I go about what you suggest.

Please,
Old Pete

Keith Hedger · 11-25-2014, 06:23 PM

Unforunatly no as I don't use ubuntu, I'm sure there is someone on the ubuntu forums who cpuld give more precise info, but you will need to give more details on your video card, make and model, if you go on the manufacturers web site and go to their support page you may be able to download an installer for their latest driver, whuch is usually just a script with a builtin archive that you run as root, pretty foolproof in my experience.

Good luck

widget · 11-25-2014, 09:57 PM

First off, so you don't confuse people, Canonical releases all their Ubuntu versions in April and October (4th and 10th months). Versions are numerically named for the year and the month. So you are either using 14.04 or 14.10. If you actually have 14.06 you have a very unique version.

You should be able to get the "code" name (something like Kinky Kitty) for your Ubuntu version from /etc/issue.

I believe that the numerical name will be in /etc/ubuntu_version. I may be wrong but it is something close to that. I no longer allow Ubuntu on here so I just am not sure.

/etc/issue should definitely exist and the code name will tell Ubuntu users what you are using.

/etc/debian_version is used in Debian and gives me in my Wheezy (Debian 7) install;

Code:

7.7

Your driver reinstallation proceedure will depend on what driver you are using. We do not know that as you give no information on your hardware.

What video card/controler are you using?

Are you using the proprietary driver?

Are you using the default FOSS driver?

That first question is crucial.

If you don't know the answer to the others you are using the FOSS drivers that are installed by default when you install the OS.

Old Pete · 11-26-2014, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by widget

First off, so you don't confuse people, Canonical releases all their Ubuntu versions in April and October (4th and 10th months). Versions are numerically named for the year and the month. So you are either using 14.04 or 14.10. If you actually have 14.06 you have a very unique version. (I did put a question mark)

You should be able to get the "code" name (something like Kinky Kitty) for your Ubuntu version from /etc/issue.

I believe that the numerical name will be in /etc/ubuntu_version. I may be wrong but it is something close to that. I no longer allow Ubuntu on here so I just am not sure.

/etc/issue should definitely exist and the code name will tell Ubuntu users what you are using.

/etc/debian_version is used in Debian and gives me in my Wheezy (Debian 7) install;

Code:

7.7

Your driver reinstallation proceedure will depend on what driver you are using. We do not know that as you give no information on your hardware.

What video card/controler are you using?

Are you using the proprietary driver?

Are you using the default FOSS driver?

That first question is crucial.

If you don't know the answer to the others you are using the FOSS drivers that are installed by default when you install the OS.

I am probably wasting your time, as I do not know much about the workings of the machine as I just use it to write and seach the WWW forinformation.

The informatoin on the program is
Ubuntu Trusty
14.04.1 LTS