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EVERYTHINGS BIG!!

Asked by kenyon C

i tried to do sumthing to my video card but when i restarted my computer everything was big.i tried typing

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

but then in the terminal it says

xserver-xorg postinst warning: overwriting possibly-customised configuration
   file; backup in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20090528081447

what can i do to fix it???

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kenyon C (ladysman29234) said : 		#1

and when i try

cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.backup

it says

 cannot create regular file `/etc/X11/xorg.backup': Permission denied

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kenyon C (ladysman29234) said : 		#2

nevermind i fixxed it...but thanx

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kenyon C (ladysman29234) said : 		#3

yea

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sattracer (cooley195) said : 		#4

please enlighten as to how you fixed it. I was having the same issue, everything went to 640x480 and that was max resolution.

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Rohan (golwalkar-rohan) said : 		#5

Hi sattracer,

Hope this will help.

1) Apply all updates available (it includes lots of fixes)
2) Install the hardware driver (uninstall nvidia/ati drivers first)
3) I am not sure which version are you using if its 8.04/8.10 its easier -- run this command as root
displayconfig-gtk and then you can choose your monitor and resolution refresh rates everything the GUI way.
If its 9.04 in that case follow first two steps and then use nvidia-settings (installed by default) and change the resolution - please launch nvidia-setting as root and save the configuration.
4) uninstall the video drivers and go to nvidia site and install the driver through the script - www.nvidia.com/page/drivers.html

You can mail me regarding this if you need more help - <email address hidden>