screen resolution sucks!

wich " screeno do you have, wich graphic card do you have?

Type of your graphic card, please ;-) and content of file /etc/X11/xorg.conf...

Have you tried to use tool for graphics settings (System→Administration→Screen and Graphics)?

Well, configure your xorg.conf:
1- Close the gdm: the sudo /etc/init.rd/gdm stop
2- sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /home/youruser/xorg.conf (this is the back up of the file xorg.conf)
2-Configure your xorg.conf: sudo nano /etc/x11/xorg.conf
3- In the "display" add the resolution: 1280x800 60hz (you need write this like the others resolutions in the list)
4- save
5- startx

If this not solve the problem, you need to boot in recovery mode, and once logged, type the command sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. This will configure your xorg.conf and you can select the parameters, if you don't know what to response, use the selected.

Hope this helps

also, please tell me the content of the xorg.conf file, it's possible that also are a problem with the graphic card.

Hi there everyone, this may sound stupid (and I will happily admit to being ignorant at these things) but when I look up hardware information I find nothing relating to the screen or graphic card makes.
Next piece of ignoramus - How would I do as ivan says above? thanks all...

Hello petersen

You can try to configure your video card parameters and your screen resolution by reconfiguring your xserver,

To do that type the following command in a terminal (applications -> accessories -> terminal)

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Or if you want to answer those questions with high priority, Type the following command in a terminal:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Give it a try and keep us informed

Bhavani Shankar.

Hi Bhavani
thanks for your input. I tried as you suggested, and went through terminal and entered the commands you suggested. . nothing really seems to have changed. before the screen that asks for those details I have a blue screen with 'configuring x server - xorg and a list of x server drivers with 'vesa' selected. then the identifier comes up with 'generic video card' which I enter in my (presumably) graphics card details (intel graphics media accelerator 950). when I exit (and reboot) all things seem unchanged. when I re-enter terminal again using the command you gave me all the original settings are back again (ie: before i entered the new details).
thoughts?
thanks again
leif

Hello

this command

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

upon execution should give you an option to set the screen resolution..

anyways give it a try and keep us informed..

I can confirm this problem. It appears to happen with vga (not dvi) . I can't get anywhere near the maximum screen resolutions I use to. I had the same problem with a Matrox g400, SiS, and an older Nvidia card and Intel graphics.

"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" doesn't help

The results were similar using Ubuntu Jaunty and Debian Lenny.

It appears to a problem with xorg. The automatic X configuration is NOT doing its job like it used to.

Hand editing xorg.conf IS A STEP BACKWARDS. I would like to see a return of X configuration tools.