Resolution Problems

[Jeffrey Tooker]

Steve Cook wrote:
> 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
>
>   
Steve:

I pasted the entry in terminal and proceeded through the steps. When I 
was done the resolution remained 640 X 480. I checked it on the screen 
resolution app. I restarted the system and it came back up it stopped in 
a screen named "Ubuntu running in low graphics mode". I have run into 
this problem before. The only way passed the screen is to accept the the 
low res graphics (check box) and select continue. This is what I did. 
This takes one to the log in screen, and from there to the desktop. The 
system resolution is still 640 X 480. In the Xorg edit I selected 
resolution 800 X 600. I do not quite understand the resolution choices. 
It seems to be asking for more than one.

Jeffrey Tooker