Kennith91
June 19th, 2009, 03:12 PM
So when i decided to upgrade to 9.04, my hardware settings, including my nvidia geforce 4 Ti 4200 were detected correctly. The computer ran, and life went on.
However last night, as my computer turns on im like ohhh noooooo
in horror.
because once again, my screen resolution has changed from 1024x768 60 hz
to 640x480 60hz
It seems my computer every now and then resets itself to this, and id really like a stable fix,
but i don't know how likely is that.
My temporary fix is under nvidia settings to change the pan
so at least i have the screen area = but that isn't really practical.
It seems as fate however, or a glitch, has either messed with my xorg config and made it lose several screen modes because im stuck at 640x480.
I've tried a few different things that have worked for me in the past - chiefly, a GUI that allowed me to select my monitor and screen res on 8.04, that when it got stuck at 640 it'd change it back by force detection. but i have no clue, im new, and i dont remember how i did that.
and the two options i have under my nvidia display panel are of course, the lowest possible screen resolutions ever.
Im about to grab out my linux for dummies book and start reading.
Heres what i have tried.
Rebooting a bunch. (it has fixed itself b4, but not now)
dpkg -reconfigure| (it doesn't even ask about screen res.)
trying to edit the file - it says i dont have permission and i cant get that to work gconf
doing commands that say command not found. lol.
and reading on the forums what other poor people have done.
My hardwares pretty basic - i know its not the hardware but instead software.
Dell Demension 4100
Pentium 4 2 GHZ
Nvidia Geforce 4 64 mb
512 megs of ram
And a run of the mill Dell/Phillips Monitor that wont go much higher then 1024x768
And whatever the fix is, i hope other users like me get it perma-fixed
Thanks for any help!
However last night, as my computer turns on im like ohhh noooooo
in horror.
because once again, my screen resolution has changed from 1024x768 60 hz
to 640x480 60hz
It seems my computer every now and then resets itself to this, and id really like a stable fix,
but i don't know how likely is that.
My temporary fix is under nvidia settings to change the pan
so at least i have the screen area = but that isn't really practical.
It seems as fate however, or a glitch, has either messed with my xorg config and made it lose several screen modes because im stuck at 640x480.
I've tried a few different things that have worked for me in the past - chiefly, a GUI that allowed me to select my monitor and screen res on 8.04, that when it got stuck at 640 it'd change it back by force detection. but i have no clue, im new, and i dont remember how i did that.
and the two options i have under my nvidia display panel are of course, the lowest possible screen resolutions ever.
Im about to grab out my linux for dummies book and start reading.
Heres what i have tried.
Rebooting a bunch. (it has fixed itself b4, but not now)
dpkg -reconfigure| (it doesn't even ask about screen res.)
trying to edit the file - it says i dont have permission and i cant get that to work gconf
doing commands that say command not found. lol.
and reading on the forums what other poor people have done.
My hardwares pretty basic - i know its not the hardware but instead software.
Dell Demension 4100
Pentium 4 2 GHZ
Nvidia Geforce 4 64 mb
512 megs of ram
And a run of the mill Dell/Phillips Monitor that wont go much higher then 1024x768
And whatever the fix is, i hope other users like me get it perma-fixed
Thanks for any help!