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Oh yes I've done it..................

YES I've actually installed my first Linux & it feels goooooooooood
It's Ubuntu 8.04(alternate)I am so impressed!!!!!!!!!
Just one thing, screen resolution seems to be set at 800x600 so its not filling my Tosh 4060xcdt screen,I've tried & tried to change it(but its been fun trying)can anyone help?

I would simply edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and make sure the resolutions I want are Listed in the Modes line under the screen section.

Code:

Section "Monitor"

        Identifier        "Minicom LTD"

        Option                "DPMS"

        HorizSync        31-81

        VertRefresh        56-76

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier        "Default Screen"

        Device                "ATI Technologies Inc RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200]"

        Monitor                "Minicom LTD"

        DefaultDepth        24        



        SubSection "Display"

                Depth                24

                Modes                "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"

        EndSubSection

EndSection

The first mode listed is the default resolution.

That's an older laptop, right? The video chip might not be powerful enough to support 24bit color at full resolution. Try changing the DefaultDepth to 16. On my older laptops, I had to change the default depth to 16 in order to get full 1024x768 resolution.