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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ref:</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">kubuntu-users Digest, Vol 28, Issue 135 message 5 ("Adjusting screen resolution?")</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">In the referenced message I asked about setup for full resolution using a ViewSonic 20" flat panel display (VX2035) on a new HP Pavilion a6040n personal computer whose chipset is the Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family. A couple of replies received were seriously incomplete. So this note supplies key solution elements that might interest other readers.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The key thing needed is to adjust the X windows configuration file …/etc/X11/xorg.conf. An image of the pertinent sections as they work for me is:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"># The parameters in this section were modified by HMG on 1 June 2007<BR>
Section "Monitor"<BR>
Identifier "Generic Monitor"<BR>
Option "DPMS"<BR>
HorizSync 30-81<BR>
VertRefresh 56-76<BR>
# 1600x1200 @ 60 Hz<BR>
Modeline "1600x1200" 162.00 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync<BR>
EndSection<BR>
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# The entries for "1600x1200" were added by HMG on 1 June 2007<BR>
Section "Screen"<BR>
Identifier "Default Screen"<BR>
Device "Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller"<BR>
Monitor "Generic Monitor"<BR>
DefaultDepth 24<BR>
SubSection "Display"<BR>
Depth 1<BR>
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600"<BR>
EndSubSection<BR>
SubSection "Display"<BR>
Depth 4<BR>
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600"<BR>
EndSubSection<BR>
SubSection "Display"<BR>
Depth 8<BR>
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600"<BR>
EndSubSection<BR>
SubSection "Display"<BR>
Depth 15<BR>
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600"<BR>
EndSubSection<BR>
SubSection "Display"<BR>
Depth 16<BR>
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600"<BR>
EndSubSection<BR>
SubSection "Display"<BR>
Depth 24<BR>
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600"<BR>
EndSubSection<BR>
EndSection<BR>
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<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">This solution was found after rummaging around in xorg shared lists and xorg.conf documentation. Specifically helpful were pages at and </FONT><A HREF="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A HREF="http://voltaire.nfshost.com/transfer/xorg.conf"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">http://voltaire.nfshost.com/transfer/xorg.conf</FONT></U></A></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cheerio, Henry</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">H.M. Gladney, Ph.D. <A HREF="http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney">http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney</A></FONT>
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