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I can't get full-screen resoulution on my laptop

Asked by rich

The computer is a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 laptop.
It works great with Ver 7.10. I installed Ver 8.04
and now the resolution is only 800xnnn, it should be
1024xnnn. The problem is identical to #33534 but the
solution suggested doesn't work.

When I installed 7.1, I got a message that it was installing a properiary(sp) driver and I didn't have to do anything to make it work. That didn't happen with 8.04.

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Zombie (initramfs) said : 		#1

rich,

Open a Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal)
Edit the xorg.conf file using:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and add the following lines to the end of Section Screen, and before the EndSection.

        SubSection "Display"
  Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
 EndSubSection

save the file, and restart x server.
Hope this helps.

With Regards,
Zombie.

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Zombie (initramfs) said : 		#2

rich,

Make a back up of the xorg.conf file before trying it out.
sudo cp -v /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

With Regards,
Zombie.

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angrybunny (angrybunny3) said : 		#3

did you try going .. system..preferences...main menu clicking on 'other' on the left hand side...then tic the box that say 'screens and graphics'.. then go applications..other....screens and graphics.. and set resolution.. maybe thats too simplistic of an answer but thats what i did.. cheers

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