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cannot change screen resolution

Asked by robkipper

Hi
   I have just installed breezy badger and its not letting me change the screen resolution from 640x480.
                                    Hope you can help
                                                                Rob

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Benjamin Goodger (goodgerster-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

You need to look up your monitor's "horizontal sync" and "vertical refresh" rates, usually found in the monitor manual or manufacturer's website.

Find these ranges, and then do "sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf", scroll down to the line where it says HorizSync and replace the numbers as necessary. Remove the line below, if it exists, which contains resolution values. Save the file, and press ctrl-alt-backspace then log back in.

Hope this helps :)

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robkipper (robkipper) said : 		#2

Hi Ben
          Tried that still the same.
                                         Rob

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robkipper (robkipper) said : 		#3

Is there any other way to alter the resolution.
                Rob

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Best Benjamin Goodger (goodgerster-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

Sorry, but I can't really help beyond telling you to ensure that the settings are correctly entered in that file.

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Benjamin Goodger (goodgerster-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#5

Breezy badger is obsolete btw - I suggest Edgy...

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robkipper (robkipper) said : 		#6

Thanks Ben
                  I will try edgy like you suggested.
                                                    Rob