Screen Res. Problem

[Xero117]

I have a problem with the Screen res on Ubuntu 8.10 Beta and well I enable my video card which I have a nVidia GeForece FX 5200 and well the only screen res. I have is 800x600 like how can I make it go higher than that? like on Windows I have it at 1024x768 and I want it like that.. how can I do that?

Thanks,
Xero117

[Pccw9]

To do this, go to system>prefences>Screen Resolution and change it there

[Xero117]

it won't let me change it...I have only 800x600, 640x480, 400x300, 320x240. but nothing else...

[Neo Adventist]

For my Ubuntu 8.04 install, I had to change my monitor type from "Plug and Play" to "LCD Screen 1280x1024"

Try that.

[hictio]

I'm sorry, when you say that you:

enable my video card which I have a nVidia GeForece FX 5200

does it mean that you donwloaded the NVIDIA driver?
I'm not using 8.10, but on 8.04,not until I have installed the driver I wasn't able to sue my laptop's native resolution.

[penbrock]

I just installed also and have the very some issue.

[penbrock]

For my Ubuntu 8.04 install, I had to change my monitor type from "Plug and Play" to "LCD Screen 1280x1024"

Try that.

Sorry to be a newbie but just where do you change the monitor settings to 1280x1024 from plug and play?

[hictio]

I just installed also and have the very some issue.

But you rebooted the Ubuntu box after installing the drivers, right?
Also, which drivers are you installing? On the 2 occasions I installed Ubuntu (8.04, again) on boxes with NVIDIA cards, the ones that worked -that only worked actually- were the ones that Ubuntu provided.

[penbrock]

But you rebooted the Ubuntu box after installing the drivers, right?
Also, which drivers are you installing? On the 2 occasions I installed Ubuntu (8.04, again) on boxes with NVIDIA cards, the ones that worked -that only worked actually- were the ones that Ubuntu provided.

I have not gone and gotten any drivers from anywhere. The system did change one the first time I logged on. Under System -> Admin -> Hardware Drivers it only shows " Nvidia accelerated graphics driver (latest cards) and checked enabled.

[Xero117]

well I downloaded the driver and enabled it, when I login the screen res. is too big...and I can't really do anything...so idk what to do