gnome

[Jonathan S. Romero]

What video card does that system have?

Sounds like it's using a generic video card driver, that only supports
640x480.

The true telling is in /etc/X11/xorg.conf  

Look in that file for a section titled "Device" that describes the
driver in use.

To get the actual device name of your video card do this:
1. Open a terminal.
2. sudo cat /proc/pci
3. Look for a line describing your video card.  Usually it says
something like "nvidia.... VGA".

Good luck.

On Tue, 2005-10-04 at 11:57 -0500, Mroman wrote:
> Hi
> How can I change the screen resolution of my ubuntu?
> I only have the 640x480 and  rate 60Hz options, in this way I can´t display
> the entire windows at the screen. My Pc is IBM NetVista 8305-L9S.
> Thanks.
> 
> Atentamente
> 
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