ubuntu display is smaller than computer screen

OK, first thing, look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and you should find something that looks similar to this --

Section "Module"
 Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Default Device"
 Driver "nvidia"
 Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Tell me (copy/paste) what those two sections show on your system.

Will say more when I see that,
== Buz :)

Oops, once again I sent what was meant to be a query as an answer :(

== Buz

Hi kukabubba

Maybe this helps. But I'm not sure.

1: Open the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
2: Modify it by the following:

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
 Monitor "Generic Monitor"
 DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                   Modes "1280x800" (choose your resolution)
        EndSubSection
EndSection

3: Save the file (you need root privileges)
4: Restart the system

Hope it helps.
Peter

Quick easy answers are a good thing, nicely done. I think just requesting info is unhelpful but supplying an easy answer at the same time Rocks. Nice one Buz (again) and Peter (again too). I'm not sure what's happened to xorg.conf lately. This used to be the best answer but all the other resolutions are missing now so i'm clueless again.

I am currently wworking to learn how to use the terminal and gain admin priviledges so that I can try your suggestion. Thanks.

--- On Sun, 2/1/09, peter <email address hidden> wrote:

> From: peter <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Question #59463]: ubuntu display is smaller than computer screen
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 11:35 AM
> Your question #59463 on xorg in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463
>
> peter proposed the following answer:
> Hi kukabubba
>
> Maybe this helps. But I'm not sure.
>
> 1: Open the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> 2: Modify it by the following:
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Default Screen"
> Device "nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model
> 64/Model 64 Pro]"
> Monitor "Generic Monitor"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Modes "1280x800" (choose your
> resolution)
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> 3: Save the file (you need root privileges)
> 4: Restart the system
>
> Hope it helps.
> Peter
>
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Try looking on the toptaskbar for Applications - Accessories - Terminal
Into the terminal/command window/console type (or better still use the mouse to copy&paste)

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

It asks for your user password - not the SuperUser/Root one

I recommend first doing "File" - "Save As ..." and change the name to xorg.020209 so that you have a backup you can reinstate if it goes wrong. Now you'll have to "Save As ..." again and re-save it as xorg.conf so that it saves to the right place. If there is a problem then use the Ubuntu disc as a LiveCd to replace xorg.conf on the drive with the xorg.020209 one.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

Hey guys,

Quick answers in a data vacuum can do more harm if they are wrong than help if they are right.
Editing xorg.conf w/o verifying the presence and status of the appropriate driver can cause *all* graphics video to get lost!

I still haven't seen the answers to my questions.

And the easiest way to get a root shell in a terminal is have the terminal icon on the desktop, then right-click on the icon and select "open in admin mode", give user password as usual, and away you go. Works for other apps too if you don't want a shell open.

And why tell him "gedit"? How do you know he doesn't know vi?

== Buz :)

OK Tried this but after entering password the next line came up --
"sudo: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: command not found"
Ideas?
KukaBubba

--- On Sun, 2/1/09, Tom <email address hidden> wrote:

> From: Tom <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Question #59463]: ubuntu display is smaller than computer screen
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 7:47 PM
> Your question #59463 on xorg in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Tom proposed the following answer:
> Try looking on the toptaskbar for Applications -
> Accessories - Terminal
> Into the terminal/command window/console type (or better
> still use the mouse to copy&paste)
>
> sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> It asks for your user password - not the SuperUser/Root
> one
>
> I recommend first doing "File" - "Save As
> ..." and change the name to
> xorg.020209 so that you have a backup you can reinstate if
> it goes
> wrong. Now you'll have to "Save As ..."
> again and re-save it as
> xorg.conf so that it saves to the right place. If there is
> a problem
> then use the Ubuntu disc as a LiveCd to replace xorg.conf
> on the drive
> with the xorg.020209 one.
>
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following
> page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463/+confirm?answer_id=5
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go
> to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
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I finally got this entered, unfortunately it did not work.
KukaBubba

--- On Sun, 2/1/09, peter <email address hidden> wrote:

> From: peter <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Question #59463]: ubuntu display is smaller than computer screen
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 11:35 AM
> Your question #59463 on xorg in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463
>
> peter proposed the following answer:
> Hi kukabubba
>
> Maybe this helps. But I'm not sure.
>
> 1: Open the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> 2: Modify it by the following:
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Default Screen"
> Device "nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model
> 64/Model 64 Pro]"
> Monitor "Generic Monitor"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Modes "1280x800" (choose your
> resolution)
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> 3: Save the file (you need root privileges)
> 4: Restart the system
>
> Hope it helps.
> Peter
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following
> page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463/+confirm?answer_id=2
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go
> to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463
>
> You received this question notification because you are a
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pls check if the following package is installed:
“xserver-xorg-video-trident”
you can do it via system-administration-synaptic, if not install it.
afterwards try to edit your resolution via the gui provided in System-accessoires.

hope it is an solution

Thank you for your suggestion. I will follow up on it as I learn my way in ubuntu. Thanks again!

KukaBubba

--- On Tue, 2/3/09, DieB <email address hidden> wrote:

> From: DieB <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Question #59463]: ubuntu display is smaller than computer screen
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 10:18 AM
> Your question #59463 on xorg in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> DieB proposed the following answer:
> pls check if the following package is installed:
> “xserver-xorg-video-trident”
> you can do it via system-administration-synaptic, if not
> install it.
> afterwards try to edit your resolution via the gui provided
> in System-accessoires.
>
> hope it is an solution
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following
> page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463/+confirm?answer_id=9
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go
> to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59463
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If you are still having trouble with this then please post it as a new question. Only the most recent questions tend to get looked at so posting/reposting a question just before america arrives online gives the best chance of getting a good few answers.

If the problem has been resolved then please follow the link to the forum thread and mark it as Solved.

Good luck and many regards from
Tom :)

I recently acquired two of these old Toshibas (S204 and S274) and both have the 800x600 display problem. Forcing 1024x768 in xorg.conf (after creating one for v9.10) only causes u to get a 1024x768 display in a 800x600 window (requiring scrolling around). As soon as a fresh install of v9.10 finishes on the S274 I'll take a look for trident drivers & xserver-xorg.video-trident.

Thanx, Skip