help please with resolution ibex

[eddietours]

l can't get a higher resolution then 800x600 is driving me crazy
is a integrated video card via chip set

[hictio]

Have you tried going to "System -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution", just to see if you have other resolutions listed there/

is a integrated video card via chip set

Which video card do you have? Get the model like this, open a Terminal (Applications -> Accesories -> Terminal), and type:

lshw -c display

You'll see something like this:

esteban@tango:~$ lshw -c display
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
  *-display               
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: GeForce 7000M (rev a2)
       vendor: nVidia Corporation
       physical id: 12
       bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
       version: a2
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 module=nvidia
esteban@tango:~$

I have an NVIDIA GeForce 7000M on my laptop.

[eddietours]

this what l get also the screen resolution is only two option 800x600 and 600x480

eddie@eddie-desktop:~$ lshw -c display
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: CN700/P4M800 Pro/P4M800 CE/VN800 [S3 UniChrome Pro]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=32 mingnt=2

[DrDagostino1]

Go to Terminal and enter the command:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then post the file contents please.

[eddietours]

# 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.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# 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 "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

[hictio]

What is your Ubuntu box? Is it a laptop or a desktop? If its a desktop, what monitor do you have?

[DrDagostino1]

Try adding:

	SubSection "Display"
                Modes           "1024x768"
	EndSubSection

Exactly so that the last section looks like:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Monitor "Configured Monitor"
        Device "Configured Video Device"
        SubSection "Display"
                Modes           "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Except where it says "1024x768" put whatever resolutions you want with a space separating each resolution.
After doing this you will need to restart and then you should be able to change the screen resolution to whatever you put for the ones above.

[eddietours]

is a desktop p4 and the monitor is my tv 32 inch samsung
l had upgrade to ibex from hardy and thats when everything went low resolution so decide to do a clean install but still the same problem

[Martin Fierro]

Hi Eddietours,
if you have upgraded to ubuntu 8.10 be aware that many users are facing problems with nvidia drivers.
I was using also an integrated chipset Unichrome into my P4M900 motherboard with problems in refresh rate. I changed the video card to an GeForce7200GS in an attempt to fix my problem but instead I dropped into a new one (the nvidia bug). I hope the issue will be fixed soon (couple of day, I hope). Please be patient, or alternatively return to hardy in the mean time if you need your machine to work.
My best regards.

[hictio]

is a desktop p4 and the monitor is my tv 32 inch samsung

Ok, do you have the tech specs for that monitor?
What is the exact model?
Specifically, Horizontal & Vertical refresh rates.

So, if not another option, like DrDagostino1 says, you can add that info to the xorg.conf file (as well as the one on resolution, of course)