Screen Resolution

[Carl Friis-Hansen]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> 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.
>     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.
My guess is that your monitor was not recognized automatically. You may 
need to manually inform Ubuntu about the monitor model a capabilities.
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