Video problems with Unity on older laptop

[MR ZenWiz]

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 09:19 -0700, MR ZenWiz wrote:
:
>>
>> Under Natty, it has video problems.  The screen frequently shows bit
>> splatter trash, usually whenever something gets painted on the screen,
>> like a terminal window or clicking on an icon - something gets
>> distorted.
>
> Didja crank up the nVidia X-server setup tool? That might help, and be
> sure to allow it to write out a new etc/xorg.conf file. Myself, I use
> jockey to properly install the driver. So, jockey first, nvidia X-server
> setup tool second. After that you should be ready to go. Ric
>

Well, yeah, and what I saw was that it was set for a screen resolution
of 1920x1200, which is wrong.  According to HP's technical specs on
it, it can be up to 1920x1080.

Now, in 1920x1080 mode, the screen display is brilliant and crystal clear.

So, at least for now, that's my solution.