[ubuntu-uk] screen resolution, configuration details, graphics card

[Kris Douglas]

On 06/11/2007, peter <peter at petebox.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 16:19 +0000, Kris Douglas wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 06/11/2007, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
> >         Hi Pascal,
> >
> >         On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 14:33 +0000, Pascal Khoury wrote:
> >         > My graphics card is an Intel 945 i810.
> >
> >         A fine example of a video card. There is an "i810" driver, and
> >         now in
> >         7.10 (Gutsy) the "intel" driver which is much better.
> >
> >         > Does that help? I reckon there must a way to adjust my
> >         screen
> >         > resolution from the Terminal. I need to get a resolution
> >         better than
> >         > 1024x768.
> >         >
> >
> >         sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> >
> >         Is the traditional way to fix these things.
> >
> >         Cheers,
> >         Al.
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > A good thing to do is install 915resolution from synaptic, it lets you
> > force the screen resolution, works well on my MicroPC
> >
> > --
> > Kris Douglas
>
> Of course you need to be sure that the greater resolutions are supported
> by your monitor. For example my cheap Lenovo laptop screen only goes to
> 1024 x 768 even the the card can go higher (And will with an external
> monitor)
>
> Peter
>
>
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Oh yeah, from what I have seen the chips are often used in laptops,
sometimes your screen can only go so far. Sometimes you can go over the
default res but it looks terrible.

-- 
Kris Douglas
      Softdel Limited Hosting Services

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