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Old 09-08-2006, 04:15 AM   #1
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Lightbulb Enhancing Screen Resolution...!!


hi guys,

Although i have a screen res. of (1024*768) in Ubuntu Dapper, which it flawlessly detected by default...., but i wud like it much better at
(1152*864) which my Monitor supports...

where do i change the xorg.conf to add this screen res...??
 
Old 09-08-2006, 05:21 AM   #2
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open xorg.conf in your favorite editor in root rights.

search for a part where it say's defaultdepth 24(or some other number)
the go a bit further down you'll recognize screen resolutions set for the different depths just add you preffered screen size in the following format:

"1152x864" "1024x768"

(srry dont have a reference here for the exact stuff if ya need it ill (or someone else) post it later
 
Old 09-08-2006, 10:16 AM   #3
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i have added the Res. to all the 4-5 lines.
Will it take effect after Re-Booting??
 
Old 09-08-2006, 11:48 PM   #4
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It will take effect on reboot and I believe is you just restart X by logging out and in.
 
Old 09-10-2006, 09:25 AM   #5
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Logging Out & In has been a bad experience for me...
Whenever i logout, i don't come back to the Welcome screen but rather a complete blank screen welcomes me...!!

I donno wat to do next>> i try restarting X [ctrl-alt-back] both nothing happens/
Wats the problem here??
 
Old 03-28-2007, 06:31 PM   #6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crash_override_me
Logging Out & In has been a bad experience for me...
Whenever i logout, i don't come back to the Welcome screen but rather a complete blank screen welcomes me...!!

I donno wat to do next>> i try restarting X [ctrl-alt-back] both nothing happens/
Wats the problem here??

I'm experiencing the same problems (or similar). Can't halt, reboot or logout without getting a blank screen and a locked up system, forcing me to reset/shutdown via the power button. Pretty annoying. I'm running Edgy Eft with Fluxbox and I just installed a widescreen TFT (1680x1050, HorizSync 30-81 VertRefresh 56-75).



//David
 
Old 03-28-2007, 06:34 PM   #7
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Try this in a terminal:

Quote:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
 
Old 03-29-2007, 01:03 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by kalabanta
Try this in a terminal:
Thanks.
I did try that and everything seems to be configured correctly. I also added "vga=ask" in my /boot/grub/menu.lst but didnt learn much from that either.

What's "kernel options"? What file do I edit if I want to change some kernel options? I read something about a kernel option change that might help me.


Any help is much appreciated!

//David
 
  


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