Resolution problem
When i first installed Ubuntu, the graphics were hurting my eyes.
It was all disformed and corny.
To fix this, I opened up a terminal, and entered:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
This starts a script that configures your xserver.
Just follow the steps, select the vesa driver, and when you come to selecting resolution,
make sure you check off the 1280x800 setting.
Just follow all the steps till the end, just selecting the default ones.
Reboot
Should look much better now
Thanks
Anonymous — Mon, 04/20/2009 - 08:12Thanks
that would be about the same
j0lliyo — Wed, 09/10/2008 - 19:21that would be about the same result as you would get from running
dpkg-recofigure xserver-xorgand selecting vesa driver and that resolution =)Resolutio
Anonymous — Thu, 09/11/2008 - 12:07Sorry then. I didn't understand, it seems. I thought your solution wasn't a 1280x800 screen resolution, that's why I posted such a long message.
Thanks.
I made it to a 1280x800 resolution
Anonymous — Wed, 09/10/2008 - 18:43I made it to a 1280x800 resolution. I'll paste the xorg.conf file later in this post. I came across the solution in a somewhat lucky movement. I did it for Debian at first (dpkg -reconfigure xserver-org), I saved the resultant xorg.conf file and then replaced the original Ubuntu xorg.conf with my saved file. It worked and now my Ubuntu Hardy is running with a 1280x800 resolution & 60 Hz vertical frequency. I followed this instructions to reconfigure the Debian xorg: http://debiantotal.blogspot.com/2008/02/reconfigurar-servidor-grfixo-xor...
They are in spanish but the screenshots give all the clues. All the options were the same except for the horizontal freq (I wrote 30-62).
So here's the final xorg.conf file. I strongly recommend to save your original xorg.conf file before replacing with this one. I hope it is of some help to anyone.
Cheers!
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg 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 /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/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 "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "v4l"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "es"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Tarjeta de vídeo genérica"
Driver "vesa"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor genérico"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-62
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Tarjeta de vídeo genérica"
Monitor "Monitor genérico"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
It worked SO WELL (just
Anonymous — Mon, 01/19/2009 - 16:46It worked SO WELL (just replaced the "es" to "fr" for me
Thanks