ubuntu sets up my monitor in 800x600

hey buddy.

I've got the same problem, and it's a nightmare to fix...I'm still stumped to be honest, and going round in circles....but my laptop is old and that could be the problem for me. I won't give you advice on how to use the Terminal (like MS Dos) as I don't know much about it, but you could try googling the make of your graphics card for linux/ubuntu drivers, you may be luckier than me and find something useful.

sorry i can't be of more help, but I'm new too.

thanks blazes8n.

i can work with the xorg.conf. i just dont know what needs to be done. my earlier install of ubuntu looked pretty good... dont know what is going on with this new install... any answers will be appreciated. thank you.

Can you please provide the output of:

sudo lshw -C display

without configuring video drivers you will always have 800x600 resolution. This is the failsafe default. If you can provide that output then we can advise.

yeah, sure. Here is the output of sudo lshw -C display

sachin@redoplanet:~$ sudo lshw -C display
[sudo] password for sachin:
  *-display UNCLAIMED
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: C51 [GeForce 6150 LE]
       vendor: nVidia Corporation
       physical id: 5
       bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
       version: a2
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
sachin@redoplanet:~$

Hey Guys,

I downloaded and installed my graphics driver from nvidia site http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us.
configured x using nvidia's utility.
then, I found this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83973. based on this, i generated a modeline for my monitor and put it into xorg.conf.
reboot and voila, i am running on 1152xYYYY... i am all good now... and i have learnt how to make this work with whatever resolution i want...

i only wish this was as easy as windows.. but it is not yet... patience !!

no need, it is easier than windows with nvidia. You dont even need to go to the nvidia site.

if you run;

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180

then once it is completed, reboot and you would have your driver, unfortunately if you requirenonstandard resolutions then yes you will be playing with xorg.conf.

You need to appreciate that Linux has not had the billions of pounds/dollars/yen/whatever poured into it like Microsof. Also the OS is different to what you have conditioned yuorself to be used to so the OS will seem alien to you. You just need to chill out and read every screen you see as well as do a little research, just like you did when you first started using Windows. As time goes by you will be comfortable with the OS.

Nvidia are hugely supported in linux just so you know and they actually have a whole dedicated team making drivers for all OSs on all CPU architectures.

oh yeah! no doubt... i have been using linux for 10 years now, i just had
not kept up with how easier it has become... i will continue to use the
websites to understand how to install new software i need... where do i find
a list of packages that i can download and install using apt-get

On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 1:11 PM, actionparsnip <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #79547 on xorg in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/79547
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> no need, it is easier than windows with nvidia. You dont even need to go
> to the nvidia site.
>
> if you run;
>
> sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180
>
> then once it is completed, reboot and you would have your driver,
> unfortunately if you requirenonstandard resolutions then yes you will be
> playing with xorg.conf.
>
> You need to appreciate that Linux has not had the billions of
> pounds/dollars/yen/whatever poured into it like Microsof. Also the OS is
> different to what you have conditioned yuorself to be used to so the OS
> will seem alien to you. You just need to chill out and read every screen
> you see as well as do a little research, just like you did when you
> first started using Windows. As time goes by you will be comfortable
> with the OS.
>
> Nvidia are hugely supported in linux just so you know and they actually
> have a whole dedicated team making drivers for all OSs on all CPU
> architectures.
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

you can use:

apt-cache search <something>

or simply search in synaptic.

Fortunately Ive kept all my old stuff from back in the day. Its way easier these days.

I have a very similar problem, but with xubuntu 9.10 (karmic) running on an old Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600.

Here's my set-up:
$ lspci; lshw -C display
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge and Memory Controller Hub (rev 11)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 11)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/XP (rev 63)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
02:0d.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 31)
02:0d.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 31)
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
  *-display UNCLAIMED
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: CyberBlade/XP
       vendor: Trident Microsystems
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: 63
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=8
       resources: memory:fc000000-fdffffff memory:fbc00000-fbffffff memory:f8000000-f9ffffff memory:f7ff8000-f7ffffff memory:20000000-2000ffff(prefetchable)

My screen has always been happy at 1024x768 with Windows 2000, so Xubuntu should surely be able to display that. Yet it's displaying at 800x600.

As I understand it, karmic has dispensed with the xorg.conf file, so I don't have that option to edit it manually. What has replaced it?

Something that seems odd to me is that when I browse to the /etc/X11/ folder, there's a file in there named Xwrapper.config that seems to be unreadable (it has the unreadable emblem on it).

Is there a Trident version of the magic Nvidia package (nvidia-glx-180) mentioned above?