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get stuck to low resolution nvidia GeForce2 Go

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I am using envyNG on a dell inspiron 8100 with a GeForce2 Go card running xubuntu 8.04 kernel 2.6.24-19-generic.
After installing a driver with the automatic detection, I am stuck to a low resolution, how can I get a high resolution?
Thanks
yvan

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Theodotos Andreou (theodotos) said : 		#1

Are you using Gnome or KDE?

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yvan (yvan-strahm) said : 		#2

Xfce 4 Desktop Environment
version 4.4.2 (Xfce 4.4)

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yvan (yvan-strahm) said : 		#3

and in settings>settings manager>Display> only the default and 600x800 are displayed.
Should i try to update the xorg.conf file?

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Theodotos Andreou (theodotos) said : 		#4

Try this command:

  kcmshell display

and change the resolution of your monitor to something it can accept. Then use the Screen Resolution (or whatever else xfce is using) to switch to the desired configuration.

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yvan (yvan-strahm) said : 		#5

kcmshell needs kde libraries and after i installed all the needed dependencies "kcmshell display" return nothing.
I am not sure this command works with xubuntu.
kcmshell --list return no modules

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Theodotos Andreou (theodotos) said : 		#6

This is the command I use to configure the display even in Ubuntu (Gnome). I am not sure why this is not working but this means you will need to edit the /etc/xorg.conf file manually:

This is a sample from my configuration. try to adapt it to your needs:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Configured Monitor"
        Vendorname "Generic LCD Display"
        Modelname "LCD Panel 1280x1024"
        Horizsync 31.5-64.0
        Vertrefresh 56.0 - 65.0
  modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
  modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
  modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
  modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
        Gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Monitor "Configured Monitor"
        Device "Configured Video Device"
        Defaultdepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 24
                Modes "1280x1024@60" "1280x960@60" "1024x768@60" "800x600@60" "800x600@56" "640x480@60"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

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yvan (yvan-strahm) said : 		#7

Thank you very much for your help.
I did dare to change my xconf file, it look completely bare in comparison to yours and I had enough trouble with this resolution issue.
Thanks again