[Tfug] monitor resolution

Malcolm Schmerl mjs355 at comcast.net
Tue Jul 15 20:27:04 MST 2008


Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 05:17:17PM -0700, Malcolm Schmerl wrote:
>   
>> I later found a ATI Rage 9200 which I'm sure is capable of a 
>> much higher resolution but after installing it, I find that I'm 
>> still stuck with the low resolution. I assume that something 
>> needs to be changed in the system files.
>>     
>
> You'll need to update your configuration. If running XOrg, it 
> will probably be in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
>
> Depending on the distribution you use, there are tools to help 
> you reconfigure. For example, on Debian and its derivatives, as 
> root you can use:
>
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
>
>   
Glenn, I tried the above command. It only gave me options to change the 
keyboard (nice tool, though). My distribution is Ubuntu 8.04. Does 
anyone know the correct tool to change the video configuration? Thanks, 
Malcolm




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