my screen resolution wont let me change it

also at the bottom of my desktop it has a miniture icon for changing the screen resolution, but when i click on it it says this: DISPLAY CONFIGURATION COULD NOT BE RUN
Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/gnome-display-properties" (No such file or directory)

GRRR. why dont people ever do anythng on this site!? its like i dont even exist. crud if you had a problem and i was the only one who knew the answer,...i would help in a heatbeat. all i ask is HOW DO I FREAKIN' find the DANG driver to fix my resolution!!?? i think that you all think that cause i already read that other guys thing about the EXACT same problem then i should read that and i am set for life. but i asked for STEP BY STEP instructions how to find the CORRECT driver for my graphics card and resolution. i gave ALL the information that i know my graphics card is a Intel graphics media accelerator x3000. here's some information for you and i might just let you know where you can stick it,......MY COMPUTER SCREEN HAS BEEN FREAKIN' HUGE for 3 WEEKS NOW!!!!! nobody has done anything to even attempt to send me step by step instructions on how to fix this problem. MORE INFO BELOW
my email is <email address hidden>
my phone number is 1-801-535-0720
my work hours are from 3pm to 12am
i eat lunch at 1:30
i wont be able to be reached at this number from friday 3pm to tuesday after i wake up at around 8 am
now there are no screw ups you know exactly how to get a hold of me short of my mailing address
so GET WITH THE PROGRAM OF THIS HELP SITE AND HELP ME!!!!!!!! (this counts as providing more information)

holy crap, you people think your so great cause linux is so good, but heres the truth,...you dont know thing about it because apperantly you hevent SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HOW TO FREAKING FIND THE CRUD DANG STUPID DRIVERS THAT I FREAKING NEED TO FIX MY HOLY CRAP ITS HUGE COMPUTER SCREEN RESOLUTION. EITHER THAT OR YOU THINK THAT IM NOT IMPORTANT, MAN EVEN THOUGH WINDOWS IS A BILLION TIMES CRAPPIER TH EN LINUX, AT LEAST THEY HAVE UP TO DATE AND USEFUL HELP SITES THAT ACTUALLY TELL YOU WHAT TO FREAKING DO ABOUT SOME SIMPLE GRAPHICS RESOLUTION PROBLEM. i think that maybe if i cant get your attention by NEARLY typing every swear word in the book (you are all lucky im Morman) then i will go to you cause nobody is coming to me.

I with you rrobertt, but my screen has such a high resolution that I need a magnifying glass. And when I try to change, the system reboots. I got it to change twice, but then the computer freezes.

Where is the help?

what kind of linux do you have diedreschmied?
i have kubuntu and i suggest this
kmenu
system settings
moniter and display
then lower the bar by ONLY 1 position lower, (i accidently lowered mine to the bottom and it made every thing super huge)
then lower it one notch at a time until it gets to what you want it at.
i hope that helps, cause no one else here will help.
(also, i kinda abandend this site cause of its lack of info givers. my email address if <email address hidden> if you want then i can help you find a site that actually works.) if we cant find any site thats better then this one then we can band together and work it out on our own. :)

rrobertt!

The linux that I am using is Ubuntu. I am beginning to have second thoughts
though. Is one linux different from others?

I don't know what kmenu or system settings are. I get what you are saying
about starting at the bottom and moving up in the settings although I am not
sure how I set these settings.

Presently, I am told that I did something incorrectly and it asks me to
correct something. I am unable to interpret the logfile; perhaps I need to
take a college course on this.

You mentioned that there might be a better site. I think I would like to try
one.

I am able to get the program to identify my monitor but there must be an
incompatability issue with the video card built in the motherboard.

Diedre

----- Original Message -----
From: "rroberrtt ggroww" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #12363]: my screen resolution wont let me change it

> Question #12363 on kde-systemsettings in ubuntu changed:
>
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-systemsettings/+question/12363
>
> Status: Needs information => Open
>
> rroberrtt ggroww gave more information on the question:
> what kind of linux do you have diedreschmied?
> i have kubuntu and i suggest this
> kmenu
> system settings
> moniter and display
> then lower the bar by ONLY 1 position lower, (i accidently lowered mine to
the bottom and it made every thing super huge)
> then lower it one notch at a time until it gets to what you want it at.
> i hope that helps, cause no one else here will help.
> (also, i kinda abandend this site cause of its lack of info givers. my
email address if <email address hidden> if you want then i can help you find
a site that actually works.) if we cant find any site thats better then this
one then we can band together and work it out on our own. :)
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

Hi robert got thy same problem with thy screen resolution, didn't get anyone to help me with..

Heya try thy one its fixed mine..
U got to restart afterward..
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg