Virtual resolution in Ubuntu 8.10?

clausawits · 02-08-2009, 08:52 AM

For various reasons, I am trying out the livecd of ubuntu 8.10. My monitor can not support higher than 800x600. Unhelpfully, many menus/dialogs require more resolution than that, so there are buttons off the screen I just can't see/get to.

I can't seem to find any setup option that will allow me to do a virtual resolution setting (panning to get the rest of the screen).

Am I forced to dive into text editors and config files? Or where should I look in the menu system for this setting?

Thanks!

TuxSurfer · 02-08-2009, 10:46 AM

After booting the livecd where it says start or install ubuntu press f4 and select 800x600
Hope this helps