Maximum VGA output screen resolution

2008-09-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 / 6400 with the ATI X1400 video card and a 1680x1050 15.4 monitor. I am considering purchasing an LCD monitor for use at home, as the 15.4 screen is too tiny. How can I know what maximum resolution the VGA output is capable of? For that matter, how do I enable it? I

Toshiba Satellite A35 reported battery power remaining

2008-09-03 Thread Richard Werst
Sometimes gnome-power-manager sends a zero power warning when the battery is fully charged, and at other times - with the same battery, it will allow three hours or more of work time. If it is plugged in when it reports a low battery, it sometimes says that there is seven hours (or more)

Re: Maximum VGA output screen resolution

2008-09-03 Thread Tony Godshall
My Dell (an old insprion 8600) runs 1920x1200. A nice surprise on Ubuntu 7.04 and later was that it Just Worked. I didn't have to tweak the /etc/X11 configs at all! Same with my old Sony Vaio PCG-8C3L aka PCG-GRX560. 1600x1200. That is, until the display started to go (these days is is crisp