how do i change the graphics settings in ubuntu 10.10
 

hello, i installed ubuntu 10.10 along side windows 7 on my gateway lt31 netbook. first time i ran it the graphics were really bad (static looking lines), i restarted in recovery and selected failsafex. ubuntu loaded fine after that i did all the updates and ran system tests, everything checked out. i want to now change the graphics back to the original setting in hopes that there wont be any static looking lines on the screen. when i go to appeatance preferences under the visual effects tab none is selected and all the options are grayed out. how do i change the graphics back?
thanks

For basic settings, try System-->Preferences-->Monitors. There you can set Resolution, Refresh rate and rotation, or detect a new monitor.

If that is not enough, post back the display hardware with the command 'lspci | grep VGA' (without the quotes).

I know it's a bit late, but here goes.
You need to start gedit as root.
Open gnome-terminal and type
From gedit, browse to and open /etc/default/grub and look for a line that reads
and change it to read
Then save your changes and close gedit.
Now, go back to the command line in your terminal and type
Now, reboot.
Your splash screen will seem screwed but your graphics won't go wonky.