driver for HP2309v...(used to be: Re: screen resolution)

[Perry]

Le Monday 20 July 2009 23:27:12 Perry, vous avez écrit :
> Hi,
>
> Fresh install of hardy on new computer.
> Problem at beginning: screen resolution <=800x600 on a screen with
> recommended 1920x1080.
[snip]
> After much googling and trying I now have 1600x1200,
> **but I can't find again the more 16/9 like 1360x768
[snip]

I got no reply to my previous mail, so I kept googling and experimenting. Now 
I can better frame my problem.

my system:		Kubuntu hardy   (+Vista)
my monitor:		HP2309v
my graphic card:	NVIDIA GeForce G210   (version 70.18.8.0.5)

Up to now I have been experimenting with the generic vesa driver that Kubuntu 
selected and trying to replace the unrecognised 'plug and play' screen by a 
generic LCD display of different resolution. 
Then I discovered that vesa was kind of a minimal common factor for displays 
and probably not the best option...and I discovered  *I had nvidia* (it may 
seem stupid but please excuse my ignorance)

Since I have 14 different types of nvidia Geforce listed under constructors 
(in screen and displays [if I translated correcly]) and one 'nv' pilot 
installed, plus a choice of nvidia stuff to install from repos, a trial and 
error search will take me a long time.

I belive there is not yet a linux G210 driver so I would like to find a driver 
most similar to it.
How should I go about it?


Thanks for any tip.

Greetings		Perry

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