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video drivers for dell inspiron 1100

Asked by uly lambinicio

I am new to Linux and just installed Ubuntu 11.04 on a dell inspiron 1100. I need detailed instructions on how to configure the video display settings. Sometimes it boots to a blank screen or low resolution . I read many of the forums but still can't figure out how to edit xorg.conf. It doesn't seem to exists. I found org.conf. Is this the same thing? How do edit and correct the video settting to 1024 x 768? Any help is appreciated. thank you.

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Joshua Lückers (joshualuckers) said : 		#1

Go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers and check the box to enable the restricted drivers for your graphics card if the option is provided.

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uly lambinicio (uly-lambinicio) said : 		#2

There is no Hardware Drivers when I go to System > Administration. Could "hardware drivers" be located somwhere else? Thanks

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Joshua Lückers (joshualuckers) said : 		#3

Sorry, my mistake. It has been renamed.
Go to System->Administration->Additional Drivers

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

New to Ubuntu: read the Ubuntu Manual, it's very informative: http://ubuntu-manual.org/
Click on the "download Button" to download the latest PDF version.
The online help https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/index.html

Need help with Unity interface:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/natty/#what
http://theravingrick.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-effort-at-writing-help-for-unity.html

Relax and fun:
http://planet.ubuntu.com/ and Full Circle Magazine http://fullcirclemagazine.org/

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uly lambinicio (uly-lambinicio) said : 		#5

Still need help!

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Zeroedout (zeroedout) said : 		#6

I had to deal with the same laptop and it exhibited the same problem. To solve this: go into the bios; change the setting there to output to only LCD (it was outputing to both CRT and LCD by default); save settings and exit. This worked for me and the display worked fine at the native resolution. Good luck :D

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