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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- 2011-03-06
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- 2011-03-06
yeah these things can need an xorg.conf file. I doubt you will get 3D accelleration but we can get you a better res.
If you run:
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
add the below text:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "sis"
VendorName "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]"
BoardName "771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter"
Option "EnableSiSCtrl" "yes"
Option "DRI" "off"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Plug and play"
ModelName "Plug and play"
HorizSync 31.5-90
VertRefresh 60
Option "PreferredMode" "1240x1024"
EndSection
Save the file and close gedit, reboot to test. If you don't get a display then reboot and hold shift, select recovery mode, then select root. You can now run:
mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf mv /etc/X11/
Then reboot
NOTE: The X in X11 is CAPITALIZED. Linux is extremely case sensitive so stay accurate.
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