[xubuntu-users] video problem

[Norman Silverstone]

On 04/06/12 08:52, TOM TOM wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Benoit <frombenny at aliceadsl.fr
> <mailto:frombenny at aliceadsl.fr>> wrote:
>
>     Google your monitor' model + xorg.conf.
>
>     I had some issues me too with my old CRT monitor. Here's the content
>     of my xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) :
>
>         Section "Monitor"
>              Identifier "Monitor"
>              VendorName "CTX"
>              ModelName "VL700"
>              HorizSync       30.0 - 70.0
>              VertRefresh     50.0 - 160.0
>              Option "DPMS"
>         EndSection
>
>         Section "Device"
>              Identifier "Device0"
>              Driver "nvidia"
>              VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
>              BoardName "GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a"
>              Option "NoLogo" "True"
>         EndSection
>
>         Section "Screen"
>              Identifier "Screen0"
>              Device "Device0"
>              Monitor "Monitor"
>              Option "metamodes" "1024x768_85 +0+0"
>              SubSection "Display"
>                  Depth       24
>              EndSubSection
>         EndSection
>
>     Works fine with Xubuntu but now in Ubuntu, the "metamodes" isn't
>     working with Gnome 3.
>
>     Frombenny
>
>
>
>     Le 03/06/2012 19:56, Norman Silverstone a écrit :
>>     This afternoon, using the latest up to date version of Xubuntu
>>     with an Asus P8H 61-MLE MB in my PC, for the first time I
>>     connected to a Hyundai monitor. To my great disappointment the
>>     screen display is not as it should be. For example, a playing card
>>     instead of being rectangular is square. When I have had similar
>>     problems with Windows I have dealt with things quite adequately by
>>     installing drivers which came with the motherboard. On checking
>>     the CD for this MB there is a folder labeled LiuxDrivers and
>>     inside the folder is a text file which reads:- Note: Please update
>>     to the latest Linux Kernel for motherboard chipset and components
>>     support.
>>
>>     Now I am puzzled, I assumed that I had the latest Linux Kernel
>>     installed but perhaps I haven't. What would be the best way of
>>     getting this problem sorted out, please?
>>
>>     Norman
>>
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> Norman, have you tried going to Settings Manager -> Display and see if
> you can change the resolution
> OR if two monitors are detected instead of one.
> Even though I have only one monitor, ubuntu made default a second fake
> one with small resolution
> so I had to switch the default to my real one! See if the same applies
> to you.
>
>
Thanks Tom Tom, why is it that, so often, it's the obvious that works 
but we always look first for the most complicated? I changed the setting 
and all is well.

Norman