Either: Open the Text Editor (Applications/Accessories/Text Editor) Click file / open. Select of the left, File System. Then on the right navigate to etc, and then to X11. Find xorg.conf in the list. Select it and click open.
OR: Open a terminal (Applications/Accessories/Terminal) Type: pico /etc/X11/xorg.conf Some people don't like the 'command line' so I have included both ways. Matthew On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sorry to be a pain but how do i look in " /etc/X11/xorg.conf " ?? > sorry im new! > a new graphics card...hmmm i guess that might be an option! > > > >From: Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> > >To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject) > >Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:40:48 +0100 > > > >Have a look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and check that in the "Device" section > >the driver is set to "via". Unfortunately your graphics card isn't very > >linux friendly. You can get a second hand nVidia card (GeForce 2 or > >above) cheaply on eBay. That might help your video problems. Your > >processor is 32bit. > > > >STONE COLD wrote: > > > Further to my last note: > > > > > > i now know what the graphics card is but is there any way to update > >drivers > > > for it > > > > > > "" 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [KM400/A] > >Chipset > > > Host Bridge > > > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge > > > 0000:00:08.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7133 Video > > > Broadcast Decoder (rev d0) > > > 0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > >1.1 > > > Controller (rev 80) > > > 0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > >1.1 > > > Controller (rev 80) > > > 0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > >1.1 > > > Controller (rev 80) > > > 0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82) > > > 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge > > > 0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. > > > VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) > > > 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. > > > VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50) > > > 0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 > >[Rhine-II] > > > (rev 74) > > > 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 > >[S3 > > > UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev 01) "" > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I previously posted this question but was unable to get any answers! > > > > > > when i play a video on full screen it appears to be choppy and not clear > >at > > > all. Its ok when i play in a small screen though! > > > > > > what should i do to make it work? > > > > > > Im using a AMD Athlon xp2000+. The processer came built on the > >motherboard. > > > I have no idea what the graphics card is!!! > > > > > > By the way is the processor a 32 or 64bit? > > > > > > Your help will be greatly appreciated > > > > > > Javad > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >[email protected] > >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
