[ubuntu-uk] Lost Signal
Robert McWilliam
rmcw at allmail.net
Wed Jan 9 18:57:08 GMT 2008
On 09/01/08 12:01:18, John Taylor wrote:
> Thanks reply but that's not the answer I set the resolution as max of
> 1360*768 or sometimes a little less just to try something different but
> the screen stays the same i.e. equivalent of about 15 inches - if I tick
> the "*wide Screen box*" screen stays the same size but I have to scroll
> the text (picture etc) from left to right to read it.
>
> Is xfile playing silly buggers overriding the settings?
Hmm, X might not be using the highest resolution listed in your xorg.conf,
there is some interrogating the monitor to see what it supports stuff that
doesn't always work.
If you run "xrandr" in a terminal what resolution does it report is being
used, and does it list any other options?
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