Argh, resolution problems (max: 800x600)
Hello everyone. I know that a lot of people have asked this question before, but I'm literally tearing my hair out trying to solve this on my own and I just seem to be going in circles. I'm a complete newbie to not only Ubuntu/ Linux systems but computing in general, so if you guys could guide me through this step-by-step like a child, I'd really appreciate it.
Now, as I'm sure you've guessed, I'm having some problems with my resolution. Basically when I go to System --->Preferences --->Monitors, my system does not detect *ANYTHING*. No monitors, no drivers, e.t.c. The most I can get is a 800 x 600 screen and some very choppy graphics (by "choppy" I mean stuff doesn't look anywhere near as nice as an Ubuntu system should look like). I would love for my system to have a 1240x1024 resolution, and I know that my monitor is capable of running it... *confused face*
Info on what I'm running:
Basically I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 alongside WIndows 7 on a dual operating system. Ubuntu takes up around 17 GB of my 250GB drive. Ubuntu is now my main operating system. I've got a ASUS X5DC laptop.
This is what I get when I enter the command "udo lshw -C video"
"*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 10
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
resources: memory:
Don't know if that helps you guys at all. I'm completely useless at computing, though I'd really love to learn.
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