8.10 screen resolution messed up

[Samuel Rohde]

Sorry, some more details:
Video/Graphics card is an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
I think my CPU is a 32 bit, I am running Ubuntu 8.10 32 bit on it just fine. But I'm not sure exactly if it is a 32 bit and I don't know how to find out.



----- Original Message ----
> From: Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:55:21 PM
> Subject: Re: 8.10 screen resolution messed up
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Samuel Rohde wrote:
> 
> > From: Samuel Rohde 
> > Subject: 8.10 screen resolution messed up
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:15 PM
> > I booted my computer and my screen resolution is messed up
> > when I am logged in to my account. It took off half a task
> > bar thickness(12 pixels) all the way around. I tried going
> > into System > Preferences > Screen Resolution and I
> > tried every resolution but all of them where the same. I am
> > using an Olevia 232v 32" wide screen TV/Monitor. How
> > can I fix this problem? I have never had this problem
> > before.
> > 
> >
> A little more info would help the list to offer a solution. Your video card 
> make, model and chip set ID is certainly needed to suggest a driver for it.  Or, 
> you could google yourself for "ubuntu+your video card chipset or at least brand 
> and model no.+ intrepid+driver" should get you some hits or use your own 
> keywords.
> 
> You could always see if intrepid can fix the problem itself by booting up in 
> recovery mode and when the menu appears select the 4th item, xfix, let it run 
> until the menu reappears and select normal boot.  Many times this fixes any 
> resolution issues in ubuntu.
> 
> I presume you are running 32 bit desktop intrepid but who knows as you didn't 
> say 
> 
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> 
> >
> 
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