Resolution Problems

[Steve Cook]

Jeffrey Tooker wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I am having resolution problems.  I have been searching online for a 
> solution but I have found none that work for me.  System info:
> Dell    1.7M CPU
> OS       Ubuntu 7.10
> Dual Boot    XP/Ubuntu each on separate drive
> Monitor    Dell    E772C
> Graphics Card   Intel 845
> Driver   VESA   -generic VESA compliant card
> I am marginal at CLI.
> 
> Problem started last week.  System kept reverting to default 
> resolution.  I find default resolution very hard to read over time.  I 
> found  and went through the resolution edit.  System came up and said 
> the monitor was running on minimum resolution.  I tried several times to 
> get the system back up and was only able to get it back up by accepting 
> the minimum (640 X 480) resolution.  It appears to be locked in now as I 
> can not change it from the screen resolution app.  640 X 480 is the only 
> choice. While in this resolution I ran into several problems with being 
> able to see the bottom of some windows on the screen.  This morning the 
> top panel ended up on the left hand side.  I tried to get it back to the 
> top, but is so compressed I can not get a handle on it.  I believe I 
> have to get the resolution problem fixed so I can go onto other 
> problems.  I found online Xorg-edit  
> "http://linuxappfinder.com/package/xorg-edit" and downloaded it to 
> "Applications", however I can not open it because the top panel is on 
> the left hand side and so compressed that Applications will  not open. 
> 
> All help greatly appreciated.
> 
> Jeffrey Tooker
> 
> 
run "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" in a terminal and select the 
intel driver

Steve