Resolution Problem in Ubunto 10.04

Asked by A. K. M. Akramuzzaman Pinu

When I used Win XP as my operation system I'd those resolutions :
# 1366 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz
# 1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
# 1280 x 960: 85/60 Hz
# 1280 x 768: 60 Hz
# 1152 x 864: 100/85/75 Hz
# 1024 x 768: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
# 800 x 600: 120/100/85/72/60 Hz
# 640 x 480: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

But Now a days I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 as my Operating system I've only this two resolution :
#1366 x 768
#800 x 600

Could anyone help me how can I find all of my resolutions option??

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delance (olivier-delance) said :
#1

Could you provide model of graphic card for people who will answer your question.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#2

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C display

I hope its not some crappy SiS or intel thing

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A. K. M. Akramuzzaman Pinu (pinuinfo) said :
#3

After Giving "sudo lshw -C display" command I got this:

*-display:0
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 07
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:26 memory:90000000-903fffff memory:80000000-8fffffff(prefetchable) ioport:3100(size=8)
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
       description: Display controller
       product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2.1
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
       version: 07
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:92400000-924fffff

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#4

Yeah was kinda hoping it wasn't one of those. You will need an xorg.conf to make it use the resolution you wish. You will need to run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

to get write access, you can search the web for sample files to paste in there. You will need to reboot to test.

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A. K. M. Akramuzzaman Pinu (pinuinfo) said :
#5

actionparsnip I opened xorg.conf file its totaly blank. Would you tall me more briefly what should I do for get my choice-able resolution???

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#6

the file IS blank by default (It doesn't even exist in Lucid) but your video chip needs one. You will find samples of files on the web.

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A. K. M. Akramuzzaman Pinu (pinuinfo) said :
#7

I'm really a new user of Ubuntu. Is there any software that I can do this easily??

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#8

No unfortunately you have a cheap intel video chip so you have to pander to it. Usually displays tell systems what they can do and the system uses this settings. You display is not so you must manually tell the OS how to use the video chip and the display.

If you add this code to the file:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
HorizSync 31-65
VertRefresh 50-120
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Models "1376x768" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Save the new file, close gedit and reboot it may work, you can find other sample files online with some very simple websearching. If you dont get an x server on boot simply run:

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_old; sudo reboot

And you will get your desktop back, you can rename the file back in then re-tweak til it's nice.

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A. K. M. Akramuzzaman Pinu (pinuinfo) said :
#9

Please HELP! HELP! HELP!

I copy & pest :
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
HorizSync 31-65
VertRefresh 50-120
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Models "1376x768" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

this.
& make a xorg.conf file
After this when I tryed to reboot my Notbook it can't boot.

Please Help me I can't boot my PC.

I mail it from other pc. PSection "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
HorizSync 31-65
VertRefresh 50-120
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Models "1376x768" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

& make a xorg.conf file
But when I tried to reboot my PC it can't boot.

Please Please Help me How can I boot my PC.????????????????????

I mail it from other pc

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#10

I already told you how to roll it back incase it didn't work. Try reading

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A. K. M. Akramuzzaman Pinu (pinuinfo) said :
#11

I don't even boot my notebook, how can I roll it back??
My Note Book was stack while its booting & nothing was happen. I can't reach to my desktop....

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#12

As soon as the system starts to boot (Before Ubuntu loads). hold SHIFT and you can select recovery mode, then select root.

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A. K. M. Akramuzzaman Pinu (pinuinfo) said :
#13

OHHHH!!!
Thanks actionparsnip !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At last I boot my PC. I really Scared. I thought I've to break my partion & switch to Windows again. You save me thanks...........