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Low Res Display Vaio on 10.10

Asked by Ray Holland on 2010-11-12

Hi I'm new at Ubuntu. Just loaded 10.10 on a Sony VAIO PCG-R505DT. It is working fine but the max screen resolution I can set is 800x600 but the screen is capable of 1024x768. Searching the web I find reference to a solution for v9 which entails editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf to enter additional details.
Trouble is in 10.10 there is no such file in /etc/x11. Can anyone tell me where the config file is in 10.10 or what other steps I need to take to support the 1024x768 resolution on my Vaio.

Thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : #1

Can you give the output of:

lspci | grep -i vga

Thanks

Ray Holland (rayholland) said : #2

The output of the above cmd is: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82815 Chipset Graphics Controller (CGC) (rev 11)
Tks for your input.
Ray

actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : #3

Run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

add the code below and reboot, if it doesn't work then reboot and hold shift, select recovery mode then select root, then you can run:

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

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation 82815 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]"
Driver "i810"
Option "XvMCSurfaces"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 31.5-48.5
VertRefresh 40-70
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation 82815 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
Option "Accel"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
Endsection

May help

Ray Holland (rayholland) said : #4

Tks actionparsnip - your config didn't work but it put me on the right track. Obviously there was no xorg.conf file in /etc. I created one with gedit using your config info first but it didn't work so I rummaged around on the net and found a previous VAIO owner who had listed a script as follows:

Section "Device"
    Identifier "Intel"
    Driver "intel"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "LVDS"
    VendorName "Sony"
    ModelName "Sony Vaio XGA 1024x768"
    Option "DDC" "false"
    HorizSync 35.00-50.00
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Vaio Screen"
    Monitor "LVDS"
    Device "Intel"
    DefaultDepth 24
    Subsection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

I think he used it for a different VAIO model but so many use the same chipset it was fine for me.

Thanks for your input to help a novice.
Rgds

actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : #5

Cool, does your file work? Glad you rummaged around :)

Gets things working faster

Ray Holland (rayholland) said : #6

Yes my file works great - full screen now. That's why i posted the
contents in case someone else needed help.
Tks

On 14/11/2010 23:28, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #133717 on xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+question/133717
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> Cool, does your file work? Glad you rummaged around :)
>
> Gets things working faster
>