[SLL] Ubuntu/Matrox resolution problem

[Mr.Scrooge]

I found this too, it seems similar but i don't think ubuntu is the distro in question

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/matrox-g200-ya-i-know...-184639/
--- "Mr.Scrooge" <maximilian_bianco at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> is it something like this?
> 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=235087  
> 
> --- "Mr.Scrooge" <maximilian_bianco at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I assume that you have already tried making changes in xorg.conf . If the modules didn't work
> to
> > begin with i don't see how reinstalling is going to help. In my, limited, experience its
> usually
> > a
> > modification to xorg.conf that does the trick in these cases or maybe an option at boot time.
> I
> > bet if you look on ubuntu forums you are not the first person to have this issue.
> > 
> > Good Luck!
> > -Max
> > --- Abha Harting <abhaha at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > It turns out that I have another machine that has a Matrox G200 in it, and I
> > > am having the same problem with this one as the other. This machine is a
> > > 950mhz Duron with 512 mgs of Ram. I installed and then reinstalled the
> > > Matrox modules using Synaptic but it would pop out and stay in 800X600. Then
> > > I found another program in Synaptic called gvidm and that seems to have
> > > kicked it up to the higher resolution more regularly (not EVERY time but
> > > more often), but then too occasionally the mouse freezes during boot up.
> > > When that happens, I log in and then hit control-alt-delete to reboot it and
> > > move the mouse wildly while it reboots and during the login, and that seems
> > > to work, but it is* hardly* a satisfactory way to go! I would like to sell
> > > some of these older machines with Ubuntu loaded, so I want them to work
> > > right.
> > > 
> > > This is driving me nuts. Any more ideas?? Thanks.
> > > 
> > > Abha
> > > 
> > > On Dec 18, 2007 10:28 PM, Abha Harting <abhaha at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I just installed Gutsy on an old 600Emhz PIII with 384 mgs of ram. I had
> > > > had an Nvidia AGP card in there, but it was freezing up and locking the
> > > > screen all the time. The only way to get out of it was to turn the power
> > > > off. I read on one of the Ubuntu forums that for some machines there is a
> > > > problem with the Nvidia driver and a number of web browsers (esp FireFox)
> > > > that causes the freezing. It was even freezing during the install--that got
> > > > old.
> > > >
> > > > I decided I just didn't want to keep having to deal with this, so I went
> > > > down to REPC and got a Matrox PCI video card. The goofy thing is that when
> > > > using the live CD and during the install, the resolution was a lot higher,
> > > > and I could set it to my preferred level of 1024X768.* It was working just
> > > > fine.* BUT, now that it is installed and rebooted, the only options
> > > > available are 800X600 and 640X480. This just sucks.
> > > >
> > > > So, what is up with that? There must be a way to fix it since it was
> > > > working better on the live CD. Any help/suggestions appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Abha
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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