gnome

[Mroman]

Hi,
I got a Intel 82845G/GL Grafic controled integrated video card.
Thanks
Marco.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan S. Romero" <jromero at raydiance-inc.com>
To: "Mroman" <mroman at derrama.org.pe>; "Ubuntu Help and User Discussions"
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: gnome


> 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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