kathy

Good evening everyone

I'm new to linux and need some guidence. I installed Ubuntu 6.06 on one
of my old computers - just to get a feel of this whole Linux thing,
anyway, I can't set the screen resolution to what I want it at and there
is no option to set it higher - I'm thinking this is crazy! Could you
tell me what to do to get it to let me set the resolution higher?

Also another problem - I am still using dial-up - the system detected
the modem - it dials in and connects fine, but Firefox will NOT display
ANY pages. Could you tell me what to do to correct this pain as well?
There are no firewalls on my computer so that can't be the problem.

Thanks

Kathy

roger brown

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:33:56 -0400

This is a bad gap in Ubuntu and one I hope will be addressed soon.

I had the same problem last time I installed Dapper - I fixed it by
editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf directly. That's hardly a solution for new
users.

There is one other method which is still not especially new-user
friendly:

in a terminal execute the command

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

That will reslt in a text based utility allowing you to reconfigure the
graphics server and will hopefully allow you to operate at the desired
resolution.

Take it slowly and note that where unsure, you should permit the default response.

I'm not a dial-up user but is your DNS correctly set?

--
Roger Brown
roger2@rogerbrown.no-ip.org
http://rogerbrown.no-ip.org

kathy

It's ok - I am only a new user to linux and not afraid of doing anything
to the computer - actually I am CompTIA A+ certified (should I have said
that here? LOL) - I just got sick of Windows and wanted to try something
new. I will try the command and see what happens. I hate the way the
screen looks - it's so big and sometimes can't see the OK boxes to click them - lol.

I think it is set correctly, but I will double check

roger brown

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:09:13 -0400

In which case I maybe don't need to point out my own error.

The command I gave should, of course, have started with 'sudo'

--
Roger Brown
roger2@rogerbrown.no-ip.org
http://rogerbrown.no-ip.org

mimus

You'll find out quick if you needed "sudo".

--
..sigzip:*

mark carter

If you're in X Window, you can increase resolution by pressing
Ctrl Alt +
and decrease it by pressing
Ctrl Alt -

You may be limited in what's supported, though. I installed Ubuntu on an
old Compaq that had integrated graphics. My X Window display was low
resolution - certainly lower than I'd expert if I was running one of
Microsoft's efforts. I ended up buying an el cheapo graphics card - ATI
Sapphire or something - costing about 20 GBP - and it fixed it up fine.

Since then, I've switched to using the terminal only, and access my
machine via putty from Windows XP .

roger brown

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:00:55 +0100


Yes but that only applies up to the limits set by the current X
configuration. The OP's message stated that the available screen
resolution settings were below what was required - presumably because
Ubuntu had incorrectly detected the card or (more likely) monitor.

Ubuntu has nothing in the UI (other than dpkg-reconfigure) to cater for
that siuation or indeed the situation where a user acquires a new
monitor requiring a change in X configuration.

--
Roger Brown
roger2@rogerbrown.no-ip.org
http://rogerbrown.no-ip.org

Take your dying with some seriousness, however. Laughing on the way to
your execution is not generally understood by less advanced life forms,
and they'll call you crazy.
-- "Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul"

vincent

system menu>preferences>screen resolution
there is adjustment there

vincent

roger brown

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:48:20 +1000

Again - only to the extent allowed by the X configuration. If there is
a mis-detection there's no UI to correct the problem.

--
Roger Brown
roger2@rogerbrown.no-ip.org
http://rogerbrown.no-ip.org

clay

I found a wealth of info at:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/index.php

Their search engine ****s but a good workaround is use google.
In the google search window, type:
site:ubuntuforums.org <searchword> <searchword>
without the <> of course. Then you can use boolean modifiers (quotes
around phrases, + or -, etc)
an example search might look like:
site:ubuntuforums.org dialup problem +firefox +6.06