Kubuntu LiveCD

RySk8er30 · 09-25-2005, 08:15 AM

I am using the Kubuntu Live CD to "test the waters", so to speak, before switching over (from Mandriva Linux). On the Live CD, the resolution is set to 640x480. If I right click on the desktop and choose "Configure Desktop...", then select "Display", the highest resolution is 640x480. I then took a look at my xorg.conf file and it shows that I can't have a higher resolution. Here is the contents of my xorg.conf file:

Code:

Section "Files"
   FontPath   "unix/:7100"         # local font server
   # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
   FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
   FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
   FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
   FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
   FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
   FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
   FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
   FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        # paths to defoma fonts
   FontPath   "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
   FontPath   "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
   Load   "GLcore"
   Load   "bitmap"
   Load   "ddc"
   Load   "dri"
   Load   "extmod"
   Load   "freetype"
   Load   "glx"
   Load   "int10"
   Load   "type1"
   Load   "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier   "Generic Keyboard"
   Driver      "kbd"
   Option      "CoreKeyboard"
   Option      "XkbRules"   "xorg"
   Option      "XkbModel"   "pc104"
   Option      "XkbLayout"   "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier   "Configured Mouse"
   Driver      "mouse"
   Option      "CorePointer"
   Option      "Device"      "/dev/input/mice"
   Option      "Protocol"      "ImPS/2"
   Option      "Emulate3Buttons"   "true"
   Option      "ZAxisMapping"      "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier   "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
   Driver      "nv"
   BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier   "DELL D1025TM"
   Option      "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Identifier   "Default Screen"
   Device      "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
   Monitor      "DELL D1025TM"
   DefaultDepth   24
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth      1
      Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth      4
      Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth      8
      Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth      15
      Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth      16
      Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth      24
      Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
   Identifier   "Default Layout"
   Screen      "Default Screen"
   InputDevice   "Generic Keyboard"
   InputDevice   "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
   Mode   0666
EndSection

Why wouldn't these higher resolutions appear on the Configure Desktop screen?

Any ideas?

Ryan

wspgeek · 09-25-2005, 08:51 AM

Solved that same issue myself yesterday......

Run a google search for "Ubuntu Desktop Resolution" within the first three links you'll have it solved.

aysiu · 09-25-2005, 09:35 PM

The Ubuntu forums are down right now, so you may want to check out the Google cache of the page. Keep in mind that gedit is the text editor for Gnome--for KDE, you need to use kwrite.