Newbie video problems

[andy baxter]

Try going through the dpkg-reconfigure process again, and make sure you 
have selected all the resolutions you want to be able to use in that. 
There is a page where you can choose which resolutions to enable out of 
a long list, so make sure 1024x768 (and above??) are selected in that 
list. Also, when it asks you to autodetect the monitor, say yes, and 
then leave the pages after that as they are.

You could also try sending us a copy of the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf if 
you can get email working on your computer.

andy.

Hal Davis wrote:
> I've been selecting the video selections from the graphical interface. 
> I'll test them first, they look fine, and I say OK, but they don't 
> take, even after a reboot.
>
> Hal
>
> andy baxter wrote:
>> Hal Davis wrote:
>>   
>>> Got the graphical mode up and running in low-res, and nothing I change 
>>> in the video settings "sticks". I pick something, test it, select it, 
>>> and then go back into the settings and it's back on generic.
>>>
>>> And while I can load Firefox, it doesn't see the internet anymore, so 
>>> I don't see how I can execute the command you gave me, especially 
>>> since I haven't a clue how to do internet access from a command line.
>>>
>>> I guess I need to find a local geek squad equivalent who is versed in 
>>> Ubuntu, and pay him/her to fix my system while I watch and learn. I'm 
>>> in Plano, Texas. Anybody have thoughts?
>>>
>>> Hal Davis
>>>
>>>     
>> How are you changing the video settings? Using dpkg-reconfigure or using 
>> a graphical tool from the desktop?
>>
>> Have you tried choosing 'nv' as your graphics driver yet (in 
>> dpkg-reconfigure) instead of vesa? Vesa is a special mode which all 
>> graphics cards support to allow cross-compatibility, but doesn't support 
>> higher resolutions than 800x600 I think. So to get the best from your 
>> laptop you're going to have to try to find the right driver. You can get 
>> the monitor settings set right (on my laptop at least) by telling 
>> dpkg-reconfigure to autodetect the monitor, and then keeping the options 
>> following that the same.
>>
>>
>> andy.
>>
>>