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How Can I Increase Screen Resolution??

Asked by taurus

I have Ubuntu 7.10 and want to increase the screen resolution because after installing ubuntu, images on my web browser look choppy...

1) how can i increase the screen resolution without bricking my computer?

2) how can i make a backup of my screen resolution so in case something goes wrong, i can restore it to the state it was before?

3) will this harm my computer in any way?

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Zorg (ettore27) said : 		#1

In System->Preference Menu there are a voice named "Screen Resolution" which can help you.

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taurus (taurusxz) said : 		#2

Zorg, the screen resolution offered is not enough. I want to increase it. How do I increase this and how to I vbackup this up in case something goes wrong?

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Zorg (ettore27) said : 		#3

Try reconfiguring your X.

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg --frontend=gnome

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taurus (taurusxz) said : 		#4

Zorg thanks for the command.... but how do i back this up in case something goes wrong and i'm not able to boot up my computer? 2 months ago, i was forced to reinstall my computer because something similar happened to me and i didn't back up my system. i had to reinstall everything. please let me know dude. thanks.

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Best Zorg (ettore27) said : 		#5

As you are only editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf so you can also backup just this file

sudo /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup

Although here is a guide howto backup and restore your entire ubuntu system: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=35087

But I supposed you can just backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf and if you can run X11 after reconfiguring it, you can type from a terminal sudo /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf to restore it. To access to a terminal after failed reboot of X11 you can use keys combination Ctrl+Alt+F1, then login as normal user and proceed with restore.

Bye

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taurus (taurusxz) said : 		#6

Zorg, do you mean: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup... you forgot to mention 'cp' in the command line after 'sudo'. Let me know....

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Zorg (ettore27) said : 		#7

Sure

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taurus (taurusxz) said : 		#8

Thanks Zorg, that solved my question.

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taurus (taurusxz) said : 		#9

Thank you Zorg... you're the man !!!!