[Cew27]

well i have installed ubuntu and i am having problems, i cant seem to get it to set the correct resolution it is set to 1024 x 784 or something like that when i want 1280 x 800 im sure my laptop can display this as i was running windows on this resolution, i am using an on-board intel graphics accelerator

[Mike0001]

Funny! Same as mine!

OpenSUSE is better organized in collecting together settings like this!

http://absolutebeginner.wordpress.co...ubuntu-debian/

Try enabling root login so you can ditch sudo, you will learn to use google a lot!

[Cew27]

why ditch sude i thaught it was there for my own protection

[Mike0001]

Originally Posted by Cew27

why ditch sude i thaught it was there for my own protection

It doesn't really protect you as when you use SUDO you provide your own password. A proper root access would require ROOT's password.

You would still normally login with your account, but then for maintenance you would issue the SU command, followed by ROOT's password, and then you have an administrator command window. Alternatively, start a second graphical session with admin access.

After all, you are learning how to become an admin rather than do things the Ubuntu way!

[Mike0001]

Originally Posted by Cew27

well i have installed ubuntu and i am having problems, i cant seem to get it to set the correct resolution it is set to 1024 x 784 or something like that when i want 1280 x 800 im sure my laptop can display this as i was running windows on this resolution, i am using an on-board intel graphics accelerator

I have just looked at my file /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it has this section:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Try editing this on yours:

sudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and change the DefaultDepth and Modes lines to suit.

In Gnome I could change to 1280 x 800 via System, Preferences, Screen Resolution though. There is a similar mechanism in KDE.

[Cew27]

i can set it when going through my laptop but it switches back when going through an external monitor

[Mike0001]

Originally Posted by Cew27

i can set it when going through my laptop but it switches back when going through an external monitor

Ah, now I understand. It will be wrong if you login remotely too.

Found this, don't know if it will help:

http://ozlabs.org/~jk/docs/mergefb/

Also you will get far more mileage from the Ubuntu forums than here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/index.php

[hendoc]

Why would you tell a newbie to disable sudo? Give him a chance to learn something first.

[Mike0001]

Originally Posted by hendoc

Why would you tell a newbie to disable sudo? Give him a chance to learn something first.

Because lots of distros don't rely on sudo but use su or a root login.

[Rob1]

Click on System > Preferences > Screen Resolution then pick your screen res.