mikeman141
November 7th, 2008, 02:18 AM
I have to computers running ubuntu 8.04
1) is a Dell XPS 1530 laptop with a envision 2nd monitor on which I run a second x session.
2) An older dell dimension desktop attached to my Vizio XVT television as a monitor.
I recently incorporated the 2nd monitor with the laptop so I took the vga cable from the TV connection and used it with the laptop. It took a little while to get the settings right, but finally it is working fine.
However, I went to radioshack and bought a new vga cable to plug into the TV, and now the desktop-TV system won't give me a resolution above 800x600. Different cables give different resolutions?
The cables have the same number of pins I think, and they are exactly the same. I'm a little bit of a n00b, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Let me know if any additional system specs are needed and I'll go digging for the info.
1) is a Dell XPS 1530 laptop with a envision 2nd monitor on which I run a second x session.
2) An older dell dimension desktop attached to my Vizio XVT television as a monitor.
I recently incorporated the 2nd monitor with the laptop so I took the vga cable from the TV connection and used it with the laptop. It took a little while to get the settings right, but finally it is working fine.
However, I went to radioshack and bought a new vga cable to plug into the TV, and now the desktop-TV system won't give me a resolution above 800x600. Different cables give different resolutions?
The cables have the same number of pins I think, and they are exactly the same. I'm a little bit of a n00b, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Let me know if any additional system specs are needed and I'll go digging for the info.