Intel DZ68DB and Ubuntu

[Alejandro2]

Hello, happy New Year!

First of all I'd like to introduce myself: my name is Alejandro and I'm new to Lynux and Ubuntu. This will be my first experience with a Lynux based OS and I'm eager to see what it has to offer.

I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this question, sorry if it's not:

I have just installed the latest Ubuntu version on my machine and I can't get the proper resolution set up. It's running at 1024x768 and I can't get it to any other resolutions. Is this a motherboard problem or a monitor driver problem?

I have the following PC:

Motherboard: Intel DZ68DB
Micro: Intel i5-2310
Ram: 4GB
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2253nw

Sorry if this was posted already, I tried to look for this info on the forums but I didn't find anything.

Thanks a lot for your help.

[Mr Nemo]

Here check these out and report back.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1705929

If you haven't already try going to System -> Preferences -> Monitors and see if you can select another resolution (If you're using 11.10 I believe typing monitors into the search bar will bring it up, I'm not really sure I haven't used Unity much)

Also just for personal knowledge it's Linux not Lynux

[sammiev]

You can also try different version from a CD/DVD or USB stick without installing it on your computer. Great way to see if everything works first and Welcome to Ubuntu Alejandro2!

[Mark Phelps]

Would help to know the make and model video chip. To find out, open a terminal, enter "lspci" -- and look for the line containing "VGA". Post that info back here.