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Existance0
August 1st, 2008, 11:57 AM
Built a new computer:
GeForce 8800GTS
AMD Phenome tricore processor

Well logged in for the first time ubuntu downloaded all its updates rebooted and now it will only let me change my resolution to 320x240 or 800x600...
Asheboy
August 1st, 2008, 12:03 PM
Have you got your graphics card enabled? System>Admin>Hardware Devices.

If so, install envy and get that to install your nvidia drivers, should do the trick.
Existance0
August 1st, 2008, 12:14 PM
Hmm I have my nvidia drivers installed and I installed envy didn't seem to do anything. The program is called Envy24 Control right?
Asheboy
August 1st, 2008, 12:20 PM
Yeah it is. Sorry that didn't help. I'm out of ideas :(.
Existance0
August 1st, 2008, 12:39 PM
Now whenever I reboot it tells me ubuntu is running in low graphics mode and makes me manually select what grapics card I have.
Existance0
August 1st, 2008, 12:51 PM
I'm tring to install the updated drivers but they give me a .run file if i execute it as a program it tells me I need root privlages if I try to run it using sudo it tells me it cant find the command...
Existance0
August 1st, 2008, 01:08 PM
Well I've installed 3 different drivers and things changed but resolution is still way to low 800x600, 640x480, 320x240.
Existance0
August 1st, 2008, 05:06 PM
nothing? :(
GS2
August 1st, 2008, 05:11 PM
Just of the top of my head - but has X Windows been reconfigured (or configured) to allow the different resolutions ?
tuxxy
August 1st, 2008, 05:13 PM
You could try reconfigure xorg, and also you should be able enable the drivers without installing Envy


sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Existance0
August 1st, 2008, 05:30 PM
Wow thanks It seemed I was using Nvidia xserver as default and for some reason that wouldn't let me go past 800x600 resolution. Although There isn't going to be any drawbacks to changing this is there?
tuxxy
August 1st, 2008, 07:03 PM
Try it with some simple 3D games and your effects
slackusr
August 3rd, 2008, 06:13 PM
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DebuggingXAutoconfiguration

But if you are like me you will get it fixed for a day (I also have a GeForce card and noticed that it doesn't seems like the best card for this OS), then during your next reboot, find the problems is right back in your face. Ironically slackware happened to find, and get the resolutions right the first time. 640x480 is just painful, and I really don't have the time to try and fix it every day that I need to use another OS.