I can't change my resolution...it is on 800 by 600

that is I can't reach the tabs for accessories or system

from the Live CD I tried the Synaptic Package Manger...it won't load as it said, "you have 2 broken package on your system...use the broken filter to locate them" I not sure what that is, also I tried to launch firefox from the LiveCD and it won't go

ok...I got in Synaptic package manger...and I tried to install the lastest driver for nivdia version180, but I finally click apply the package manger just disappears

Have you tried using 'sudo aptitude' to see if it will fix the packages or install the driver for you?

I see the broken filter command in Synaptic but same thing happens when I click apply the package mangers just closes up

In the Live Cd I was able to download the latest driver, but I see it doesn't stick when I reboot...I'm really stuck

sudo apittude in Live CD says I have installed 1221 packages installed, and 4980 packages not install...

sudo apittude in Live CD says I have installed 1221 packages installed, and 4980 packages not install...

oh man that sudo apittude looks like it really screwed up my computer!

I saw all these packages being removed from my computer and it freaked me out! I rebooted back to my installed system, and could access the system tab, and now I have an NVIDIA tab under Administration. So with that I was able to get back to a normal & workable resolution. So it seems the sudo apittude did something good. Recently my computer is doing a lot of strange things. For example the sound just cuts out at times and I have go to Sound and turn it back on. And then this thing tonight where it jumped to a smaller resolution is making me nervous about my data safety. What is a freeware I can use to back-up my stuff, especially all my contacts in Thunderbird and things like that. Thanks for your help.

this morning when I booted up it went to the same problem...the resolution is 800 by 600, and I can't find or see hardly anything...I did manage to go to hardware drivers...and now it say I have no proprietary drivers on this system...I tried synaptic package manger but the screen is so I can't get around on it

I'm afraid I can't help with your main problem but it's worth knowing that if a window appears and because of your small screen it's partly off the screen, you can use Alt+left click drag to move the window back onto the screen.

It doesn't matter where you click in that window, the mouse pointer should change to a hand if you do it correctly.

Kind regards,
Jonathon

That's a cool tip. Thanks Jonathon, if I learn something I at least get something out of this misery.

Or Jonathon maybe you can help with this; now when I click to minimize something like Firefox it just disappears beyond the bottom of the monitor screen.

I'm closing this thread as I started another one, because of the confusion of my desktop I couldn't find this thread. Please help with problem: 91235