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display setting keeps changing

Asked by charles french

I set my display on 1074x 750. The next time I turn my computer on it set a 600x400 and will not let me correct it.

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#1

Which programm have you used to set the resolution?
What "type" of graphics card do you have?
Could give there your /etc/X11/xorg.conf (part with resolutions /Section "Screen"/ is enough)?

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charles french (crfrench) said : 		#2

I'm using an intel graphic card on a acer laptop with a plug n play monitor.

kubuntu set it as 1280 x 800
needs to be 1024 x 768
reset itself at 640 x 480 and will not let me correct it. It the same on gomes and kde( ubunta and kubuntu ).

thank you
Charles French

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Best Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#3

For Intel cards use package 915resolution (it is repositories - install it, if you don't have it).

Edit file /etc/rc.local (e.g. "gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local" in Gnome or "kdesu kate /etc/rc.local" in KDE) and add this line (it have to be before line with "exit 0"):

915resolution 5c 1920 1200

(instead of 1920 1200 write your resolution).

Resart your PC (maybe restarting X is enough, I'm not sure...) and I hope that all will be OK...

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charles french (crfrench) said : 		#4

that did not work...

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charles french (crfrench) said : 		#5

thank you for your help

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