[SOLVED] Screen Resolution

[JoyousDeath]

I know this has been posted before but this seems to be an individual problem for my computer as none of the other threads seem to have helped.

As the title suggests, my screen resolution is stuck. Specifically at 800 x 600, and manual configuration on my part had me go into safe mode to change the monitor back to something that wasn't stretched to the point of not seeing my mouse.

I'm working on Ubuntu 8.04, my monitor is an Acer X203W (user CD wasn't much help), my graphics card is a GeForce 9800 GT (EVGA edition) and here is my xorg.conf:


# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Boardname "VESA driver (generic)"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Driver "vesa"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
Vendorname "Generic CRT Display"
Modelname "Monitor 1280x1024"
Horizsync 31.5-81.0
Vertrefresh 50-75
modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
modeline "640x480@72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync
modeline "640x480@75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync
modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
modeline "800x600@72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
modeline "800x600@75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
modeline "832x624@75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync
modeline "1024x768@75" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1024x768@70" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
modeline "1152x864@75" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1280x1024@75" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1280x960@75" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -hsync +vsync
modeline "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
modeline "1600x1200@65" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1600x1200@60" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
Gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1600 1200
Modes "1280x1024@75" "1280x960@60" "1152x864@75" "1280x1024@60" "1024x768@60" "1280x960@75" "1024x768@70" "1400x1050@60" "1024x768@75" "1600x1200@65" "832x624@75" "1600x1200@60" "800x600@60" "800x600@75" "800x600@72" "800x600@56" "640x480@75" "640x480@72" "640x480@60"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "GLcore"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Any help is much appreciated. :)

[JoyousDeath]

Edit: I Just tried to reinstall ubuntu, and to no avail. But on the bright side I have a clean slate to work with.

[doas777]

I notice that you are using the vesa driver. it is very limited. I would install an nvidia driver. there are numerous tutorials available from people that know more than I. try this one for starters:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=880787

good luck,
franklin

[JoyousDeath]

I have been able to solve this problem, thank you to all that helped.

I will post here to tell others in my shoes what I did to get my resolution back to my preferred 1680 x 1050.

First, I used this thread;

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=880787

Thank you nbayiha, you are a ubuntu guru.

For anyone running a GeForce 9800 GT (like I am) you may run into a problem that won't let you install the NVIDIA drivers that nbayiha told us to download.

What I personally had to do was download the NVIDIA driver to my documents loaction (it doesn't matter where just remember where you put it) and I had to restart my computer and launch recovery mode.

I started the "root Drop to root shell prompt" once I got to the blue and gray screen.

You may want to write this down as you won't be able to see my post (since you are in recovery mode)

Note: Be sure to remember where you put your NVIDIA file, mine was in location: /home/anang/Documents


cd /home/anang/Documents

sudo sh NVIDIA*

sudo telinit 3

Follow the instructions NVIDIA gives you and follow up with the telinit command. Ubuntu should start and your resolution should be at it's highest.

Again, this is the specs of my computer when this problem occurred:

Acer X203W Monitor (notice it's not an option you can choose in the Screens and Graphics program)

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Graphics card (notice, Ubuntu cannot recognize this card by default http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/169.12/README/appendix-a.html)

Ubuntu 8.04 with Hardy Hary


Hope this helps others with my problem. :)