System Monitor Resolution in Karmic

[John Graddy]

On Sun, 2009-12-20 at 15:51 +0530, sundeep kumar wrote:
> Hi 
> You first need to update your computer and then try for restricted drivers .
> I suppose tgis will solve your problem
> 
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> [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of John Graddy
> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:45 AM
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> 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
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My system is up to date.  I have not installed the restricted NVIDIA
driver, since, in the past when I installed it, it caused the system to
crash.  I have been running without the NVIDIA driver for a couple of
years and have had no problems.

What is tgis and what will it do for me?

Thanks,
John