Laptop Resoultion on Login Screen

[ilovelinux33467]

Hello I have installed ubuntu 8.04.1 on my laptop. I have changed the resoultion to the laptops native resoultion (1400x1050 -- Laptop is Compaq Evo N800v). When i am logged on the resolution is fine but when it is on the login screen the resolution is wrong it it looks quite strange. How would I solve this so the login screen resolution was also 1400x1050?


Thanks

[Dejavou42]

Define quite strange..... If possible please post a screenshot

[Too Late]

It's a common problem. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=891938
Editing the xorg.conf usually solves the problem (but not in that case).

[ilovelinux33467]

I have already tried editing xorg.conf but still no luck

[cdtech]

You have to have a "virtual" setting within your "xorg.conf" file such as I have here:

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
    Monitor        "Generic Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Virtual     1440 900
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1440x900"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Hope this helps.....

[ilovelinux33467]

I have already tried putting the virtual line xorg.conf. That didn't work either

[greatscott]

This should work.

sudo gedit /etc/gdm/Init/Default

Go the end of the file and add this before the exit 0 line:

xrandr -s 1400x1050

Now the resoultion of GDM will be 1400x1050.