stuck in 800x600 (Ubuntu 9.10)

[rhythmiccycle]

I just updated to ubuntu 9.10, and it won't go higher than a 800x600 resolution.

I've posted a few threads and read I bunch of stuff, but I can't get it to work. I want 1280x1024 to work.


I have "VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller"

I change the xorg.conf file, based on this page: http://linuxandfriends.com/2009/02/1...-ubuntu-linux/

but it has no effect.

someone told me to goto this: page:http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/...kg-reconfigure
But,when I type

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

nothing happens. I guess a menu is supposed to open up, but it doesn't.

Can someone help me please!

[DarthBrady]

I just fixed the same problem on 2 PCs. What is the output when you enter this into the terminal:

cvt 1280 1024

Also, this thread may help:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1313280

[ST3ALTHPSYCH0]

I tried lots of things that ended up with broken xserver. Then, I cheated.
You might want to take a look at this.
Good luck to you.

[rhythmiccycle]

I just fixed the same problem on 2 PCs. What is the output when you enter this into the terminal:

cvt 1280 1024

$ cvt 1280 1024
# 1280x1024 59.89 Hz (CVT 1.31M4) hsync: 63.67 kHz; pclk: 109.00 MHz
Modeline "1280x1024_60.00" 109.00 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync

[rhythmiccycle]

I got it to work!

some much time I spend on this!

I had to mix and match stuff from different pages. Why is it so tricky??

DarthBrady's comment about cvt reminded me about a similar problem that I had before, and that gave me new ideas to try.

I used these 2 pages:
http://www.fluxbox-wiki.org/index.ph...nge_resolution
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution

first I did

cvt 1280 1024

and got

# 1280x1024 59.89 Hz (CVT 1.31M4) hsync: 63.67 kHz; pclk: 109.00 MHz
Modeline "1280x1024_60.00"  109.00  1280 1368 1496 1712  1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync

I copied everything after Modeline, and pasted after "xrandr --newmode" like this:

xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00"  109.00  1280 1368 1496 1712  1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync

now when I type

xrandr

I see

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 800 x 600, maximum 4096 x 4096
VGA1 connected 800x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   800x600        60.3* 
   640x480        59.9  
  1280x1024_60.00 (0x126)  109.0MHz
        h: width  1280 start 1368 end 1496 total 1712 skew    0 clock   63.7KHz
        v: height 1024 start 1027 end 1034 total 1063           clock   59.9Hz

this tells me "VGA1" is the name of my monitor, and "1280x1024_60.00" is the name of the resolution I just added

from here I was stuck again, and did some trial and error, and figured out I should type this

xrandr --addmode VGA1 1280x1024_60.00

and then

xrandr -s 1280x1024

AND THEN FINALLY I got 1280x1024 working!

thank everyone for your help.

if anyone out there has the same problem, reply to this post and I'll try to help you. I know how much it sucks not being able to figure out how to fix this problem.

[ST3ALTHPSYCH0]

I'm glad that worked for you.... I got as far as adding the modeline to xrandr, but could never get it to use that mode.

[rhythmiccycle]

I'm glad that worked for you.... I got as far as adding the modeline to xrandr, but could never get it to use that mode.

it was weird, one webpage told me about

"xrandr -s 1280x1024", but its didn't work.

then another page told me about how to use "cvt","xrandr --newmode" and "xrandr --addmode"

but then the way that page said to use "xrandr --output" to activate the newly added resolution didn't work.

Some how I got the idea to try "xrandr -s 1280x1024" again, and I worked.

I had to mix and match two methods to get it to work.

[true_friend]

Thats great.
But its tempeorary solution. What to do to make it permanent? I had same problem (acutally still have) but i every time execute two commands to set resolution to 1352*864
xrandr --newmode "1352x864_60.00" 95.75 1352 1432 1568 1784 864 867 877 897 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA1 1352x864_60.00
xrandr -s 1352x864
Any ideas?

[nexes128]

I'm glad that worked for you.... I got as far as adding the modeline to xrandr, but could never get it to use that mode.

What is the output when you type

xrandr

in the terminal?

if your primary adapter(your connected adapter that is) is VGA-0(if not just sub in whatever it is for VGA-0) then try using the following instead of "xrandr -s"

xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x1024_60.00

[rhythmiccycle]

Thats great.
But its tempeorary solution. What to do to make it permanent? I had same problem (acutally still have) but i every time execute two commands to set resolution to 1352*864
xrandr --newmode "1352x864_60.00" 95.75 1352 1432 1568 1784 864 867 877 897 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA1 1352x864_60.00
xrandr -s 1352x864
Any ideas?

I have to do those 3 lines every time I reboot

What is the output when you type

xrandr

in the terminal?

do you mean, before I "addmode" or after?