Yes but what did he do (for future reference)?? Tim
On Saturday 12 June 2010 11:44:53 Andrew Drapper wrote: > Hi all, > > Don't you just hat teenagers!!! My son and his friend fixed in about ten > minuets what I could not do in three days and with the help of you at > dorset lug, and #ubuntu and #ubuntu-uk on IRC. > > The screen look great now. Still only 17" but crisp and clear. > > What they did was something like this. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Both KDM and GDM have startup scripts that are executed when X is > initiated. For GDM, these are in /etc/gdm/ , while for KDM this is done at > /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsetup. In either case, you can paste in an xrandr command > line string into one of these scripts. For GDM, try putting them right > before initctl -q emit login-session-start DISPLAY_MANAGER=gdm in > /etc/gdm/Init/Default > This process requires root access and mucking around in system config > files, but will take effect earlier in the startup process than using > .xprofile, and will apply to all users including the login screen. > For GDM, try putting them right before initctl -q emit login-session-start > DISPLAY_MANAGER=gdm in /etc/gdm/Init/Default > > > /etc/gdm/Init/Default > > xrandr --addmode VGA 1280x1024 > > xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1280x1024 > > sudo gedit /etc/gdm/Init/Default > > xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00" 109.00 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 > 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync > > xrandr --addmode VGA1 "1280x1024_60.00" > > xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1280x1024 > > Just to mention, there's a lot of information at https://wiki.ubuntu > .com/X/Config/Resolution if you ever have this problem again! > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Just in case any of that makes sense or can help any one. > > Andrew Drapper > > www.Bible-Matters.com > > On 12 June 2010 11:33, Ralph Corderoy <ra...@inputplus.co.uk> wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > > > > John Cooper wrote: > > > > You should be able to go to System/Administration/Display and then > > > > select Hardware/Monitor Type/Configure and set it to Generic LCD/LCD > > > > Panel 1280x1024. > > > > > > When I go to System/Preferences /Display I have not option for > > > Hardware. see attached image. > > > > The image didn't make it through the mailing list. One option is to > > upload them to http://tinypic.com/ and supply us the URL. > > > > The http://ubuntu-manual.org/ for 10.04 seems to suggest System -> > > Preferences -> Monitors on page 102. > > > > Cheers, > > Ralph. > > > > > > -- > > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-07-06 20:00 > > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 > > Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset > > List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-07-06 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
