problem with monitor display

[Liam Proven]

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Julien Villemure
<maverick_hunter17 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I'm having problems with my monitor display : the only way I can boot on
> ubuntu is on graphic safe mode, I use ubuntu desktop 9.10, my computer is a
> Dell dimension 4700 with a geforce 6 series.  My monitor shows  a message
> that says it can't display.  Since I haven't fixed this issue, I am still
> booting with a CD.  I also tried to install a driver via : System>
> Administration > Hardware Drivers.  Can someone help me out please?

Try pressing Ctrl+Alt+plus or minus on the numeric keypad after you
boot. This flips through available screen modes. You may need to try 2
or 3 times. Don't do it too quickly - leave at least a few seconds
between presses for your monitor to adjust and the screen to be
redrawn.

If this works, then you can change the resolution in Preferences | Display.

Also, install the nVidia drivers, which should auto-detect what modes
your screen can handle.

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