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Intel Display - Va903m 19'' LCD conflict

Asked by arunr

How do i optimize display resolution and fonts, the default Ubuntu server resolution is 640x480 and it is too low for my 19'' LCD monitor, can someone tell me how can i enhance my terminal..

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Processor : pentium d 3 Ghz

Ram : 1 Gb

Monitor : 19'' viewsonic va 903m

Os : Ubuntu 64 server 6.06

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#1

I'm not sure I follow you. Are you talking about an X server/Desktop resolution, a framebuffer resolution or what? Are you using a graphical environment or a text environment?

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arunr (linenthu) said : 		#2

I'm using text environment.

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#3

You can try adding a vga=XXX in your kernel boot line, where XXX is from this table:

Colours 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
--------+--------------------------------------------------------------
 4 bits | ? ? 0x302 ? ? ? ?
 8 bits | 0x300 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307 0x31C
15 bits | ? 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319 0x31D
16 bits | ? 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A 0x31E
24 bits | ? 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B 0x31F
32 bits | ? ? ? ? 0x164 ?

For instance to use 1280x1024 8 bits (guess thats enough for a text environment) XXX=775

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arunr (linenthu) said : 		#4

Sorry to say this i'm new to Ubuntu i'm unable to find grub.conf

can u tell where and how to modify the value...

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Best Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#5

For ubuntu you can simply modify the menu.lst file (which is in /boot/grub). You can add the vga=775 (or whatever you've choosen) in the kernel line.

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arunr (linenthu) said : 		#6

Thanks a lot now my display looks great once again thanks....

Then one more question i installed gdm using apt-get install gdm

now its not working shows some error duing intialization how do i solve that

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#7

I guess what you really wanted was to install the Gnome desktop?
gdm is just the display manager, you need to install much more than that. There is a metapackage that is done with that purpose, it is called ubuntu-desktop. Just install that, using for instance "apt-get install ubuntu-desktop".