screen resolution

[chris]

On Mon, 2011-03-28 at 16:06 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 27/03/2011 20:29, chris wrote:
> > On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 17:26 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
> >> On 27/03/2011 14:29, chris wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>> I am running an asus p4 with an nvidia graphics card, and 2 gig of ram.
> >>> This is a back up machine that I have configured with Ubuntu 10.4.2.
> >>>
> >>> It is dual boot with windows xp
> >>>
> >>> Under ubuntu, I can not get a higher screen resolution than 1040x768.
> >> But you don't say what resolution you get with XP :-) .
> >>
> > 1600x1200, which is the native resolution for this monitor
> >
> >> I have 3 ViewSonic lcds and each working perfectly at its native
> >> resolution. Which ViewSonic model do you have?
> >>
> > Have to look it up, and too late at night for now
> >> How do you have them connected to the card- analog cable or digital cable?
> >>
> > analog
> >
> >> And which nVidia card do you have (and which driver for it do you have
> >> installed)?
> >>
> > It is an early agp8. series   Geforce 400
> 
> Umm, you haven't quite answered the question..... under 
> System>Administration>Nvidia X Server Settings what is shown for your 
> model of ViewSonic, what is the nvidia driver being used [**] and what 
> is the model name of your nVidia graphics card?
> 
> [**] Did you install this driver using (1) 
> System>Administration>Additional Drivers or (2) did you install it 
> directly from the nVidia website itself?
> 
> BC
> 
> 
> -- 
> "Aaah....another pointless day when I've achieved nothing."
>                    Bender, Futurama.
> 
> 

I will have to get back to you, as I am tied up at the moment with the
death of a close friend
regards