You can also try to check for some kernel updates and see if that helps!
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> 1. Adjusting the monitor resolution (Dhruv (DST))
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> From: "Dhruv \(DST\)" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:40:16 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: [ubuntu-in] Adjusting the monitor resolution
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking to discuss and find an answer to a peculiar problem I seem to
> have on my desktop. I own a 2004-vintage Intel P4, 512MB ram, 40GB hard drive
> machine. I switched it to Ubuntu around a year back when I first started
> using Ubuntu. At the time, I was using a regular CRT monitor and when I
> installed Ubuntu it set the resolution to 800x600. After some tinkering I
> managed to get it to 1024x768 (unfortunately I now forget how I managed
> that). However, a few months later I had to relocate my office, and in the
> course of shifting the CRT VGA monitor, it met its end. As a replacement I
> bought an Acer 15 inches x153W LCD monitor.
>
> The trouble is that now Ubuntu does not allow me to change or set the
> resolution any higher than the 1024x768. I know the monitor is capable of
> handling 1280x1024, but I have been unable to figure out how to get it to
> perform at this level. In the mean time, I also upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 -
> everything on the system works fantastically well except for the inability to
> reset the monitor resolution to my liking.
>
> Could someone please help? Thanks in anticipation!
>
>
> Regards,
> Dhruv
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> From: Ritesh Sinha <[email protected]>
> To: Ubuntu India Local Community <[email protected]>
> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:49:47 +0530
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Adjusting the monitor resolution
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Dhruv (DST) <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking to discuss and find an answer to a peculiar problem I seem to
>> have on my desktop. I own a 2004-vintage Intel P4, 512MB ram, 40GB hard
>> drive machine. I switched it to Ubuntu around a year back when I first
>> started using Ubuntu. At the time, I was using a regular CRT monitor and
>> when I installed Ubuntu it set the resolution to 800x600. After some
>> tinkering I managed to get it to 1024x768 (unfortunately I now forget how I
>> managed that). However, a few months later I had to relocate my office, and
>> in the course of shifting the CRT VGA monitor, it met its end. As a
>> replacement I bought an Acer 15 inches x153W LCD monitor.
>>
>> The trouble is that now Ubuntu does not allow me to change or set the
>> resolution any higher than the 1024x768. I know the monitor is capable of
>> handling 1280x1024, but I have been unable to figure out how to get it to
>> perform at this level. In the mean time, I also upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 -
>> everything on the system works fantastically well except for the inability
>> to reset the monitor resolution to my liking.
>>
> Does you system have a separate graphics card attached or is the
> monitor connected to the onboard (intel) card? If you're using an
> Nvidia or ATI card, you may need to install more drivers.
>
> The other possibility is that Ubuntu may be using VESA (generic)
> drivers for your make of card, causing it to max out at 1024x768. Can
> you please post the outputs of running the following commands in the
> terminal?
>
> $ glxinfo | grep "direct rendering"
>
> and
>
> $ lspci -nn | grep VGA
>
>
>
>> Could someone please help? Thanks in anticipation!
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dhruv
>>
>> +91-9820778755
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
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