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I recently installed Ubuntu and I'm having some issues with my resolution. I cannot raise the resolution to a higher level, my only options in the screen resolution menu are for 640 x 480 at 60 hz. It looks like the ATI drivers are installed correctly (radeon 9600Pro) per the xorg.conf file. I have attached the contents for any help anyone can give me...I basically want to have a duel boot system, Linux for everything, and WinXP for games. Here is the file:
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
A couple of things in the Device section should the driver not be either radeon or fireglx whatever they call it and in the Monitor section you may want to put in some proper refresh rates for the monitor not all report the correct settings an example from my file.
Ok sounds good, I found some Vsyc and Hsync settings to try... but how do i edit the xorg.conf file? Its copy protected for root only, I'm still a newbie so I dont know how to set the priveledges in Ubuntu to allow me to edit, i know one of the other distros i tried let me add users to file types for editing etc...
Ok sounds good, I found some Vsyc and Hsync settings to try... but how do i edit the xorg.conf file? Its copy protected for root only, I'm still a newbie so I dont know how to set the priveledges in Ubuntu to allow me to edit, i know one of the other distros i tried let me add users to file types for editing etc...
Ubuntu uses sudo to give you root access so try in a console window sudo export XAUTHORITY=/home/user_name/.Xauthority changing the user_name to your name then sudo gedit /etc/x11/xorg.conf hopefully gedit is installed and the export command works for sudo. Make certain that the refresh rate settings you are trying are for your monitor setting them too high may damage it.
Even I am facing the same problem can someone help me. My xorg.conf looks like this.
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
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