graphics driver resolution issue

[Eberhard Roloff]

> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:27:13 -0700 (PDT)
> From: mike williams <a-bracmike at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: graphics driver resolution issue
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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> when i run ubuntu,my res is stuck in 640x400 and will not
> change,but on WinXP i can change my res from 640x400x16 up to
> 1024x768x32 at 75 Hz,ive tried downloading the driver from my
> manufacturuer site(i have an ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Series
> chip),but gedit cannot open the archive and stuffit(run
> as .exe through wine)cannot open it either,and the
> windows .exe installer doesnt really help because wine either
> cant or wont open the graphics display panel.Any ideas how i
> can fix this or where i might find an answer if no one knows?

Hi Mike, I am slighly confused.

As I understand you want to have the screen resolution that
windows provides on your Ubuntu. So how do you think a
Windows working "something.exe"-install will work for Ubuntu?

You could install the ATI Drivers FOR LINUX.
But on a sidenote, my experience is that they help with 3D
acceleration, but not with resolution. 

AFAIK, your resolution is
very basically set in X (and then written to /etc/X11/xorg.conf,)
by specifying your monitors capabilities and your desired
resolution/colours combination.

A simple 
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

should do it for you. Follow the prompts and accept anything
until it comes to your screen resolution/colours and to your
type of monitor.

good luck
Eberhard