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Asked by Eduard

Hello again (i asked another question about sound setting on Ubuntu, but i see that you still didnt answered...). I have a problem with my screen resolution. It only stands 1024x768 pixels, but my monitor and video card supports even 1280x1024!! I tried all the ways, i even edited xorg.conf, but i cant change the resolution to 1280x1024, its not shown on system>preferences>screen resolution! Please help this time!

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Bjørn Sandåker (prognatus) said : 		#1

This is a long shot... but I had a similar problem when I booted the PC remote over LAN. Turned out Ubuntu has a bug (feature?) that makes it default to 1024x768 when it can't sense the display at boot time. My resolution was to make sure I was watching the boot finished on the monitor and not let it boot up by itself "blindly", so to speak. But I don't know if this is the same problem you're experiencing.

Could you list the screen section of your xorg.conf file?

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Simos Xenitellis  (simosx) said : 		#2

I dare to guess your graphics card is Intel (it's good one nevertheless).
In this case, follow the steps at
http://ubuntuswitch.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn-on-my-laptop-acer-travelmate-661-lmi-with-915resolution/

Good luck!

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Eduard (greenpaperzzz) said : 		#3

No, my graphics card is Nvidia GeForce FX5200. I used Windows XP on 1600x1200 pixels... The problem stands in the ubuntu version i guess...

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Simos Xenitellis proposed the following answer:
I dare to guess your graphics card is Intel (it's good one nevertheless).
In this case, follow the steps at
http://ubuntuswitch.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn-on-my-laptop-acer-travelmate-661-lmi-with-915resolution/

Good luck!

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Eduard (greenpaperzzz) said : 		#4

The problem isnt solved. I`m using NVidia FX5200 graphics card, and i used Windows XP on 1600x1200 pixels. Not the graphics card or the monitor are the problem, im sure about it.
Anyway, here is my screen section of xorg.conf.

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
 Monitor "Generic Monitor"
 Defaultdepth 24
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 1
  Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 4
  Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 8
  Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 15
  Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 16
  Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
  Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#5

Hello eudard.. You can use the following command in a terminal to set your video card up (adjusting the various factors (like resolution and so on)..
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

And if you do not want to answer all the questions but only those which are rated with high priority:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

br,

Bhavani Shankar.

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Eduard (greenpaperzzz) said : 		#6

THANKS A LOT Bhavani Shankar!!! IT WORKED WITH sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg!!! THX A LOT! I OWE YOU A BEER! :P

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Eduard (greenpaperzzz) said : 		#7

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#8

well......I dont drink beer....:) Glad that i can help mate....:)