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xserver-xorg-video-nv package

monitor native resolution problem

Asked by ftbaker

I have an Asus VH242H monitor with native resolution 1920x1080. The highest I can get (ubuntu 8.04) is 1024x768. The video card is Nvidia GeForce2 GTS but this is a dual boot machine and I have no trouble getting 1920x1080 resolution in WinXP. I am a complete newbie to Ubuntu and/or linux.

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George Standish (george-standish-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

Have you installed the Nvidia driver? Are you using "gksudo nvidia-settings" to try and set the desired resolution?

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ftbaker (ftbaker) said : 		#2

As I said, I am a total newbie. Sounds like there is a simple resolution but could you give a little more detail? There is a "monitor resolution" item in the preferences menu which I have used. When I go to the Nvidia web site for a driver I am told that only windows systems are supported. If I go to a terminal and type "gksudo nvidia-settings", nothing happens.

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wojox (wojox) said : 		#3

Go into System/Administration/Hardware Drivers and activate the recommended driver.
Then reboot. Open your terminal and run:

sudo nvidia-xconfig

Then

gksudo nvidia-settings

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ftbaker (ftbaker) said : 		#4

OK, after sudo nvidia-xconfig I get asked for a password. I enter the one which always works for any other administrative task and it gets rejected. I understand that no typing echo is shown and I know about passwords being case sensitive. Also, when I look at hardware drivers there is already an NVidia driver activated, there is nothing for me to activate as far as I can see. When I enter the gksudo nvidia-settings command (even though the password was rejected) it sits and cooks for a few seconds and then returns the prompt.

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wojox (wojox) said : 		#5

Sounds like sudo is broke. Check out this site to fix it: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo

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