[xubuntu-users] video problem

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On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Benoit <frombenny at aliceadsl.fr> wrote:

>  Google your monitor' model + xorg.conf.
>
> I had some issues me too with my old CRT monitor. Here's the content of my
> xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) :
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier     "Monitor"
>     VendorName     "CTX"
>     ModelName      "VL700"
>     HorizSync       30.0 - 70.0
>     VertRefresh     50.0 - 160.0
>     Option         "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier     "Device0"
>     Driver         "nvidia"
>     VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
>     BoardName      "GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a"
>     Option    "NoLogo"    "True"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier     "Screen0"
>     Device         "Device0"
>     Monitor        "Monitor"
>     Option         "metamodes" "1024x768_85 +0+0"
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Depth       24
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Works fine with Xubuntu but now in Ubuntu, the "metamodes" isn't working
> with Gnome 3.
>
> Frombenny
>
>
>
> Le 03/06/2012 19:56, Norman Silverstone a écrit :
>
> This afternoon, using the latest up to date version of Xubuntu with an
> Asus P8H 61-MLE MB in my PC, for the first time I connected to a Hyundai
> monitor. To my great disappointment the screen display is not as it should
> be. For example, a playing card instead of being rectangular is square.
> When I have had similar problems with Windows I have dealt with things
> quite adequately by installing drivers which came with the motherboard. On
> checking the CD for this MB there is a folder labeled LiuxDrivers and
> inside the folder is a text file which reads:- Note: Please update to the
> latest Linux Kernel for motherboard chipset and components support.
>
> Now I am puzzled, I assumed that I had the latest Linux Kernel installed
> but perhaps I haven't. What would be the best way of getting this problem
> sorted out, please?
>
> Norman
>
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Norman, have you tried going to Settings Manager -> Display and see if you
can change the resolution
OR if two monitors are detected instead of one.
Even though I have only one monitor, ubuntu made default a second fake one
with small resolution
so I had to switch the default to my real one! See if the same applies to
you.
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