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to change desktop resolution from 800X600 to 1024X768

Asked by chirag solanki

i wanted to change my desktop res. frm 800X600max that ubuntu supports without graphics driver of nVidea-Ge-Force-6100
the graphics card supports 1024X768 max on 15" LCD monitor

but when i try to install graphics driver it shows me error of UTF-8 coding

what i understood is that driver cd frm nVidea is either coded in UTF-8 and ubuntu does not have decoder may be i am wrong.

how to get rid out of this?

Thnx&
Regards

Chirag

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lianson (lianson) said : 		#1

Which nVidia driver are you using? I'm only asking because there is no reason why Ubuntu wouldn't understand UTF-8 (It is backwards compatible with ASCII, and we all know which OS's can handle ASCII - all of them).

I would suggest downloading the Linux drivers from the nVidia website for your OS and product. You will probably have to go through the annoying Xserver shutdown procedure. I will go through it briefly here:
1) Ctrl+Alt+F2, to get into the command line
2) /etc/init.d/gdm stop, to stop the Xserver or /etc/init.d/kdm stop, if you are using KDE
3) cd "your directory here" to change directories to the place where your driver is
4) sudo sh "driver file ending in .run" to start the install from root

Then, to change to your new resolution, use the following procedure:
1) cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup (ALWAYS do this before making an edit to your xorg.conf file)
2) nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
3) Under the Section "Screen", change wherever it says Modes "some resolution" to Modes "1024x768"
4) Ctrl+x, then y
5) Should any problems arise, do Ctrl+Alt+F2 to get into the console and type cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf

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lianson (lianson) said : 		#2

Edit: OS should read CPU

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lianson (lianson) said : 		#3

Oh I think I figured out why it was giving you that UTF-8 error. I might be wrong, but I'm guessing you tried to double-click (execute) that nVidia driver, which Ubuntu interpreted as an attempt to open the file in a word processor (most likely gedit). It gave you the UTF-8 error because it was trying to read UTF-8, but was getting binary 1's and 0's...

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