ubuntu 10.04 change screen resolution

try

Alt + F2

then

gnome-display-properties

Sorry I noticed now that it was for KDE

try Alt + F2 then displayconfig

ok, im having hte same problem,...i tried doing that but it still wont let me change my resolution at all, even from admistrative mode. could you please help?

I had the exact problem, however, I am old and have forgotten the solution.
But I will give you what I think is the answer. I don't know your video
card, so I cannot recommend the correct drivers, however, I believe if you
use your package manager to find the drivers that are recommended for your
video card and install them, the problem will solve itself. This is not a
sure fix, but it may be the correct way to proceed. I couldn't get the
answer from the forum and tried for a very long time. My video card is an
ATI; upgrading the video driver may have been the cure for my problem. I am
so new using Linux, that when I find a solution on my own, I am not sure
which of the things I tried worked. Give it a try, if you haven't. Good
luck.

Steven Vollom, fine-artist retired
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From: "rroberrtt ggroww" <email address hidden>
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Subject: Re: [Question #9428]: How do I change screen resolution?
Currently640 x 480 with no verticle scroll. Cant get to buttons at bottom.

Your question #9428 on kde-systemsettings in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-systemsettings/+question/9428

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ok, i'm such a new person to Linux i don't even know how to do that :(
Intel graphics media accelerator x3000 is the card i have. (i'm pretty sure thats it)
if that helps could you please put step by step instructions on how to find my drivers?

Hi - I have this problem too and it's a frustrating one. I have 2 portables and a desktop running kubuntu and it's the desktop that's causing the problem, which is a surprise.

On the desktop, I upgraded from Kubuntu Feisty, with which I had no display problems, to Kubuntu Gutsy. With the CD version of Gutsy, the program thought I had a wide screen monitor but I was able to correct that through the <system settings> <monitor & display> menus and so thought I was okay to load Gutsy. When I loaded Gutsy it changed my monitor to 640x480 as the one and only possible resolution. The login window almost filled the entire screen and the text was jagged and odd, but when I logged in there were no problems except resolution was too low. I edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf and changed 640x480@60 to 1280x1024@60 under both monitor and screen sections, saved, logged-out and restarted x server. The login screen became its usual high-def self and I was hopeful, but when I logged in the screen immediately reverted to the low res setting even before the splash screen showed up and when I was back in KDE, I checked xorg.conf which had changed the settings back to 640x480. I tried editing the settings again using 1280x1024@75 to see if that made a difference. It didn't. I had the same results. I now have 11 backup versions of

I'm sure the monitor supports the settings I'm trying to apply and I'm certain I edited and saved xorg.conf okay.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

John

I too am having the same problem with my screen resolution. It's stuck @ 640x480@60Hz and the dropdown box won't drop down. I'm running Ubuntu v.6.06LTS, MSI motherboard with intigrated nvidia geforce4 MX. Have been to both MSI and NVIDIA website and there's no drivers for linux ubuntu. They only do drivers for Windows, their online analizers only work with Windows and IE. This is driving me nuts, considering I'm new to Linux. Can anyone PLEASE help me with this small issue? Once it's solved, I'll be happy as a clam. Thanks so much and Have a Merry Christmas.

Andrew

im having similar problems. im on a laptop and have just installed ubuntu, and i cant see the bottom or the clock in the top corner, and changing the screen resolution via system--preferences--screen resolution just makes it into loads of lines that are almost impossible to "decode" into an image in order to change it back!
its currently running at 1600x1200 when my screen is only 1280x800
help!!

On Thursday 15 January 2009 7:08:10 am <email address hidden> wrote:
> Your question #9428 on kde-systemsettings in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-systemsettings/+question/9
>428
>
> <email address hidden> posted a new comment:
> im having similar problems. im on a laptop and have just installed ubuntu,
> and i cant see the bottom or the clock in the top corner, and changing the
> screen resolution via system--preferences--screen resolution just makes it
> into loads of lines that are almost impossible to "decode" into an image in
> order to change it back! its currently running at 1600x1200 when my screen
> is only 1280x800 help!!

Dear Timmy,

I am not the Kubuntu Guru, but I read the post and answers again, and I think
what I did was to install the proper drivers for my video card. Then the
choices that were available worked. I am under-experienced, however, if you
are still having trouble there is a wonderful forum to help people like us.
If you try it, once you use it, it will become your first source for
solutions, because the gurus are kind to beginners and work the problems out
no matter how frustrating our lack of knowledge seems to them.

It is called: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions
<email address hidden>. It is the absolute best help for people
like us.

If you know your video card and can identify the proper Linux drivers, your
problem will probably solve itself. If, however, that is not the problem,
the 'List' is your best solution for help. Even if my suggestion helps you,
still look into the 'Kubuntu Help and User Discussions', you will be very
glad you did.

You can write me again if you have difficulty. I will do my best to help you.
I am at the computer much of each day.

Steven