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On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:17:09 +0300 |
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Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> On 09/14/2009 02:22 PM, David Relson wrote: |
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> > On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:57:41 +0300 |
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> > Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> > ...[snip]... |
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> >>> Several obvious questions arise: |
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> >>> |
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> >>> _Why_ did X select a different resolution today? |
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> >>> _How_ can I get to the higher resolution? |
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> >>> _What_ can I do to prevent a recurrence of this problem? |
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> >> |
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> >> Don't know about 1 and 3, but you can change resolution by simply |
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> >> right-clicking on your desktop in most DEs and in the settings |
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> >> there select a resolution. |
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> > |
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> > Gnome's right click doesn't offer any system setting choices. From |
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> > the start menu, System//Preferences//ScreenResolution offers |
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> > choices, but only up to 1024x768. There's no sign of the 1280x1024 |
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> > that had been in use :-< |
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> Now that I looked closer, you are using an ancient version of |
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> ati-drivers (8.552-r2). What is your card? If it's an HD2xxx or |
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> higher, please try updating to ati-drivers-9.9 or 8.660 (this one is |
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> actually newer than 9.9 but it's an Ubuntu release and masked). |
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> If your card is not an HD-series card (that means X1xxx and older), |
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> you might have better luck switching to the open source drivers |
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> instead. |
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Hi Nikos, |
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The video is an ATI X1200 on the motherboard. My graphics needs are |
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modest so mobo graphics is fast enough. |
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Checking what drivers are available, I found that I had |
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xf86-videl-ati installed as well as ati-drivers. Uninstalling |
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ati-drivers and rebooting gives the 1280x1024 I've become used to. |
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Your suggestion is the winning answer! |
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Thanks! |
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David |
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