[SLL] Ubuntu/Matrox resolution problem

Will Mengarini seldon at eskimo.com
Wed Dec 19 03:20:42 PST 2007


* Abha Harting <abhaha at gmail.com> [2007-12-18 22:28]:
> using the live CD [...] the resolution was a lot
> higher [...] now that it is installed [...] the
> only options available are 800X600 and 640X480.

Sounds like the install process created a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
that lacks configuration for the higher resolutions.
Try backing up the xorg.conf you now have, then
directly copying one from the livecd into its place.

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                 Will Mengarini  <seldon at eskimo.com>
         Free software: the Source will be with you, always.


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