Help with Graphics Problem on New Machine using Koala

[Aryan Ameri]

On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 13:24 +1100, OPM595 wrote:
> Hi Guy's,
> 
> I did post this to the main forums, but been a bit light  on replies. So
> thought I'd just pass it bye the list, hoping to get a bit of advice, if
> possible, from the smart, good-looking and intelligent Ubuntu users here. 
> :)
> 
> I have just purchased a new machine with an ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS motherboard
> and installed Koala 9.10 amd64. The Alt ISO image installed fine, and
> everything seems Ok except my graphics resolution, which has the only
> single option of 800 x 600.
> 
> There is a longer version to my story, but to cut it short; I purchased
> the machine off Ebay, advertised as having a Nvidia Geforce 7050 VGA
> inside, which is, according to my research, Ubuntu happy. It didn't (have
> the Nvidia GeForce), and surprisingly the seller has all but left for
> Brazil. Talk about Caveat Emptor, and that which is said of deals too good
> to be true. Guess I'll never learn.
> 
> Anyway, should I just bite the bullet on this and just purchase a
> compatible graphics board, or is there another solution?
> 
> Any advice or suggestions on this would be very much appreciated.

Well, you didn't mention what is actually in the box? What sort of
graphics driver does it have? None? Integrated? If integrated, what
chipset is it? Most integrated graphics cards are made by Intel, which
is very Linux friendly. 

Cheers

-- 
Aryan Ameri