[SOLVED] Change screen resolution in Hardy

[hurtstotalktoyou]

This appears to be a problem with the monitor detection, not the video card driver. Here's what I did:

1. Go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers and make sure your proprietary video card driver is disabled (the box should be unchecked). Don't worry, you'll enable it later; just not now. Reboot if necessary.

2. Go to System > Preferences > Screen Resolution and choose the highest available resolution (usually 800x600). This will allow you to navigate through Ubuntu more easily than at the lower resolutions associated with the proprietary driver.

3. Go to System > Preferences > Main Menu > Applications > Other and make sure the "Screens and Graphics" box is checked.

4. Go to Applications > Other > Screens and Graphics and select the option which best describes your display (LCD or CRT, etc.). Do *not* use the "detect" function. Also, do *not* choose "Plug 'n' play".

5. Now go back to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers and enable your proprietary video card driver. You will have to reboot for sure this time.

Even after these steps, I still am having trouble with the login screen, which does not display properly. However, after logging in you should have little or no trouble getting higher resolutions.

Does anyone know how to fix the login screen resolution?

[MFelkins]

That did it. And I have a very old GeForce 2 mx/mx 400 with a wopping 32 mg of ram. I am using my 2048 x 1024 Flat screen at 2048 x 2048 and it looks good.

Thanks again

[nemodot]

I'm having similar issues on my machine as well, so this is quite relevant to me and my nVidia GeForce 6100.

Like i said, nvidia users: Install "nvidia-settings" from synaptic and then go to System-> NVIDIA X server Settings. Look the screenshot i uploaded.

[nemodot]

I'm having similar issues on my machine as well, so this is quite relevant to me and my nVidia GeForce 6100.

Like i said, nvidia users, install "nvidia-settings" from synaptic. Then look for it in system->admin. and you'll be able to change the resolution.

I worked for me, i have a pretty noisy geforce 6600gt

[kestrel1]

Thanks to 'hurtstotalktoyou' That sorted it out.
I think that the logon screen res needs to be in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file as a mode, but not sure how to sort that one. I got it working on Ubuntu 7.10, so will have a dig & see if I can find the info.
Will post back if I find it.

[xandox]

The Solution to the Login Resolution can be found at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=753376

First open the xorg.conf in your favourite text editor

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and you should see the folling section called Screen. in the "Display" subsection there is a Modes entry and a Virtual entry in my case it was:

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

The Virtual entry should be the same as the first Resolution in the Modes entry. Unfortunaty this doesn't happen. So in my case I changed it from "1600 1200" to "1152 864"

This is what my entry looked like after the edit:

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Defaultdepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Virtual	1152	864
		Modes		"1152x864@75"	"1280x1024@75"	"1024x768@60"	"1024x768@70"	"1280x1024@60"	"1024x768@75"	"800x600@60"	"800x600@75"	"800x600@72"	"800x600@56"	"640x480@75"	"640x480@72"	"640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

After you've made the edit, save and reboot. Then you should see your login in it's restored state.

[kestrel1]

I was getting close, then Xandox came up with the solution. Anyway, saved me some more work. Thanks Xandox

[sailor2001]

most simple way /usr/applications/screen & graffics

[Skip Da Shu]

3. Go to System > Preferences > Main Menu > Applications > Other and make sure the "Screens and Graphics" box is checked.

I upgraded one of my Xubuntu remote boxes and my "screens and graphics" option under settings is gone... any idea how to do the step 3 above in Xubuntu to get it back?

[Killer Cop]

Same problem with my nVidia card.

I've found the solution!

Look on the Synaptic manager the "nvidia settings" and install it. Then look for it on System->Admin. It worked for me

I'll try that one when I get home.