Can not see the whole screen on laptop (after installation)

[zmau1962]

Just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on an HP laptop
I can not see the whole screen, because the resolution is too Low.
On the other hand, I can not change screen resolution because I can not see the whole screen (so, it' like catch 22)
Any advice ?
Thanks

[grahammechanical]

Tap the super (windows) key to reveal the Dash and search for additional drivers. That will open System Settings>Software & Updates>Additional Drivers tab and select another video driver to use.

You will need to reboot, so open the terminal - again search for it in the Dash or Cntl+Alt+T and type


sudo shutdown -r now

to shutdown the command would be


sudo shutdown -h now

Also, if you are already using a proprietary video driver then there will be a proprietary settings manager for it. Search for it in the Dash. It will have a Detect Displays option.

If we search the Dash for screen, then we can load Screen Displays which is the settings utility for open source video drivers. It also has a Detect Displays option.

Regards.

[v3.xx]

You can also try recovery mode.

http://www.googlubuntu.com/results/?cx=006238239194895611142:u-ocqbntw_o&q=recovery+mode&sa=Search&cof=FORID:9

[zmau1962]

Hi all,


Amazingly, the problem was solved simply by reboot....


Thanks

[v3.xx]

Hi all,


Amazingly, the problem was solved simply by reboot....


Thanks
And I got my morning smile out of this.

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