Screen Resolution

[Karl Larsen]

Robert James wrote:
> I have a new Compaq laptop that is operating in Vista at a screen  
> resolution of 1280 x 800.  The card is a "generic PnP monitor on DVIDA  
> GeForce 8200M G card.  When I installed Ubuntu the best resolution I  
> can get is 640 x 480.  Apps are so fat they don't fit the screen.   
> When I go into the GeForce drivers the "test" says they won't work  
> with this machine.  Sure would like to know where to go from here.   
> Can't seem to get a better resolution.
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> Thanks
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> Rob
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> Robert James
> robertjames at mountaincable.net
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>   
    Well it sounds like you have a nVidia video system and you need to 
get the non-ubuntu driver installed. To check for sure it is nVidia in a 
terminal type lspci and it will list all your system.

    You need then to use the Sympatic File Manager and get the nVidia 
software. This should fix the problem.

Karl


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