[ubuntu-florida] only low video res available

[Neo-Taoist Techno-Pagan]

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Eric DeWees wrote:
> Hey,
> I am very new to Ubuntu (and like it!), but I need some assistance with
> having higher video resolutions available. I found where to change the
> video resolution, but the best resolution available is 800x600 and much
> of what I look at is too large for the screen (the side scrolling is
> well...making me unhappy).
> 
> My thought was that I need to update the drivers for my video card
> (Matrox MGA 2164W Millenium II AGP.  Monitor is a 17" Sony CRT. PC is
> a... don't laugh...too much... Compaq 233 mhz), but from what I read on
> the community hardware page, I should not need to update the default
> drivers for this card. The available resolution is not working for me.
> 
> I will definitely appreciate any assistance.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> EDD
> 

I have found in my experience that motherboards may limit resolution if
it has an integraded video. If so, check your BIOS settings and allow
for more shared video memory. Then try this:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

And follow the prompts. That should help.

Jon
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