Screen Resolution in Breezy

impeteperry · 10-25-2005, 08:34 AM

I have just installed Ubuntu 5.10, Then installed all the KDE packages.
It seems everything works right out of the box except the screen resolution. I want to use 1280 x 1024 which I used when I was using Fedora. The max I can get is 1024 x 768

Monitor: HP Pavilion mx704
I don't know the video card, but it works 1280 x 1024 in M$

Any suggestions?

Mega Man X · 10-25-2005, 12:41 PM

Hi!

You may need to manually edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Make sure to create a backup first. Here is an example:

Code:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "NVIDIA Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600/GeForce 6600 Ultra]"
        Monitor         "CPD 4410"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x921" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
        EndSubSection

The way it works is quite simple: when the Section "Screen" runs, xorg tries to initialize the default depth (in this case 24bits) and the resolution in the order as it appears ("1600x1200" "1280x1024" etc). Simply add/edit placing your favorite resolution in the first place. If the Xserver fails to initialize in that mode, it will try the next one. If the resolution you want does not work, not even when editing the xorg.conf file, it means that you will have to either install the drivers for your card or manually configure it, which in both cases is necessary to know the exact card you have.

Regards!

impeteperry · 10-25-2005, 02:17 PM

Thanks. Worked like a charm!!! Try to get help like this in M$

mouldy_punk · 10-25-2005, 02:19 PM

Why would you try to get help on something that worked anyway?

Mega Man X · 10-25-2005, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by impeteperry
Thanks. Worked like a charm!!! Try to get help like this in M$

You're welcome

. And you've got a good point there. The help you get from the community in Linux is priceless, that's one of the many reasons I love this Operating System so much

impeteperry · 10-25-2005, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mouldy_punk
Why would you try to get help on something that worked anyway?

you must have missunderstood. In messing around installing various distros on my backup computer to determine which one I wanted to use on my new one I overwrote the windows drive. So I had to reinstall my Windows ME. I still can't get on the internet. I need my ethernet diriver CD. I need my printer driver install CD. I got to dig out serial numbers on everything. Its true everything worked before I lost it, but it took me 4 years to get there. Here is a major upgrade on a new distro for $0.00 that loaded everything without a single installation disk, serial number, crash. You name it. And as for as the screen resolution, I got the help I needed in less time then i would be on "hold" waiting for tech support person at M$

I know this is not the place to rant and rave, but your response got to me. No hard feelings I hope

mouldy_punk · 10-26-2005, 03:34 AM

heh, my bad. I was just saying it's a bit silly to get support on something that already worked (the resolution). The way I saw it was "In linux my resolution didn't work, but the community helped really quickly but in windows, my resolution did work - but linux is better because they fixed it fast" xD

Anyhoo, have fun with linux!

impeteperry · 10-26-2005, 12:07 PM

Sorry I spouted off. For the programming I am doing I need the higher screen resolution. This was the only problem I had with this installation.