8.10 screen resolution messed up

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net


--- On Sat, 11/15/08, Samuel Rohde <samuelrohde at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Samuel Rohde <samuelrohde at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: 8.10 screen resolution messed up
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 9:09 PM
> 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.
> 
> 
32 bit will run a 64 bit computer. If the tags on the box has dual or quad core, amd 64 X2 or similar, it's a 64 bit cpu. 
There seems to be a bit of an issue with this card on earlier Ubuntu versions but I don't know about Intrepid. Look for this file on intrepit and see if it gives you some xorg.conf setup info for the intel950.
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-video-intel/README.gz

 I don't use intrepid yet but this was on my Hardy version and you should find something in Intrepid. It gives info on what to put in xorg.conf. Also see:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficial&hs=8BE&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Intel+Graphics+Media+Accelerator+950%2Bintrepid%2Bvideo%2Bdriver&spell=1

It mentions downloading the driver from the intel site but I didn't check it out. There are 11 pages in the link and the further you go the more it talks about Intrepid.

If this doesn't get you started on a solution, you need more expert help than I can give; so someone else chime in. I've personally never have used an intel video card.  HTH and good luck.
>
 
> ----- 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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