System Monitor Resolution in Karmic

[John Graddy]

On Sun, 2009-12-20 at 10:39 +0000, Steve wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:21:27 -0000, sundeep kumar  
> <compufreak.sundeep at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> > You first need to update your computer and then try for restricted  
> > drivers .
> > I suppose tgis will solve your problem
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> > [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of John Graddy
> > Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:45 AM
> > To: Ubuntu Mailing List
> > Subject: System Monitor Resolution in Karmic
> >
> > I have just installed Ubuntu 9.10.  I ran 9.04 for several months.  I
> > can't set my monitor resolution to anything higher than 800X600 even
> > though is has run at higher resolutions in the past.
> >
> > When I select system->preferences->display, I get a display that says
> > that my monitor is unknown (it is an old KDS Visual Sensations monitor).
> > The menu will allow me to set a resolution up to 800X600.  It will also
> > let me set the Refresh Rate.  There has to be a simple way to adjust the
> > resolution.  Karmic is virtually useless at a resolution of 800X600
> > since almost every application attempts to display more characters/line
> > than the screen will handle.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> Post the results of:-
> 
> lspci
> 
> hwinfo --monitor
> 
> -- 
> Steve
> 
I replied earlier with the output from lspci. I also said that I got no
output from hwinfo --monitor.  I ran hwinfo with no parameters and got
LOTS of output but didn't think I should post all of that stuff on the
list.  I could find no entries containing "monitor".