Only one video resolution available 10.10

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C display; uname -a; lsb_release -a; xrandr

Thanks

  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 03
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:16 memory:f0000000-f7ffffff memory:ffa80000-ffafffff
Linux ubuntu-gateway 2.6.35-28-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 1 14:40:58 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768 0.0*

Run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

add the below text:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device"
Driver "intel"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Plug and play"
HorizSync 30-81
VertRefresh 56-75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device"
Monitor "Plug and play"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection

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

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Save the new file, close gedit and reboot (obviously change 1280x1024 to what you normally use). If you get no X server then reboot and hold shift, select recovery mode then select root. Then run:

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

And you wil be back where you are now

I made the suggested changes and left the resolution at 1280x1024 by
accident. this worked after the reboot, but the aspect ratio was off. I
re-opened the file and edited the resolution to be 1024x786, after rebooting
it makes it to the ubuntu splash screen and then the tv displays "not
support!" I can't get to a terminal session. holding shift through the boot
processes doesn't change anything. I can boot to the install cd, but I don't
know where to go from there. I'm dead in the water.

On Apr 2, 2011 9:06 AM, "actionparsnip" <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

Your question #151354 on xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/u...
   Status: Open => Answered

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
Run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

add the below text:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated
Graphics Device"
Driver "intel"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Plug and play"
HorizSync 30-81
VertRefresh 56-75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated
Graphics Device"
Monitor "Plug and play"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection

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

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Save the new file, close gedit and reboot (obviously change 1280x1024 to
what you normally use). If you get no X server then reboot and hold
shift, select recovery mode then select root. Then run:

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

And you wil be back where you are now

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If you use the places menu and mount the partition you can then close the nautilus that opens then run:

gksudo nautilus /media

and it will show a folder representing your system partition. You can then open the only folder you see, then etc, then X11 and then open xorg.conf and change the file

When you reboot you will have the resolution changed.

I'm unable to access the file system because I can't see anything after the
ubuntu splash screen. if there is a way to run a shell from the install disk
to access the file system I could probably do that but I don't know how.

On Apr 2, 2011 10:23 AM, "actionparsnip" <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

Your question #151354 on xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu changed:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+question/151354

Status: Open => Answered

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
If you use the places menu and mount the partition you can then close
the nautilus that opens then run:

gksudo nautilus /media

and it will show a folder representing your system partition. You can
then open the only folder you see, then etc, then X11 and then open
xorg.conf and change the file

When you reboot you will have the resolution changed.

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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/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+question/151354/+confirm?answer_id=4

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following page to enter your feedb...

Then simply rename the file in liveCD and reboot to the installed system

I was unable to rename the file using the live CD because I didn't have permissions to do so... I ran gksudo nautilus and ran into some issues editing the file so i just reinstalled. (I know, I took the long way around)

In the fresh install i edited the xorg.conf with multiple resolution options and I was able to reboot and it works now. Thanks for the help!