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| This Howto is intended for those who have installed or upgraded to Hoary, and their screen resolution is very low. A possible reason for this is that your hardware (video adapter/monitor) may not have been detected properly. There are several fixes that I have seen in the forum and in the IRC support channel. One solution will work for one person and another solution will work for |
This Howto is intended for those who have problems with resolution or screen refresh rate (flickering), regardless of how they got to this situation. A possible reason for this is that your hardware (video adapter/monitor) may not have been detected properly. One solution will work for one person and another solution will work for |
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| == Run the Autodetect Script Again == I'm not sure that this is the solution that works for the most people actually, but it most certainly is the quickest and easiest one. All we're doing is running the same script that tried to detect your video hardware when you initially installed. Sometimes this does help. Run the following command. {{{ sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf > /var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum' sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg }}} After completion, close any open windows or programs you have running on your desktop and press {{{CTRL-ALT-Backspace}}} to restart X. You will be asked to log into your GNOME session again and hopefully everything will be fixed. If not, try the next solution. |
For ATI Users I recommend reading the ATI - Refresh Rate & Resolution Quickfix part on the bottom of this Page. == Desktop Setting == First step that most people miss is to run 'System', 'Preferences', 'Screen Resolution'. Be sure to pick your preferable resolution and refresh rate for your desktop. From there, click the option that states 'Make default for desktop only'. Now, restart and login again. If that doesn't work, look below. |
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| Open the file {{{/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}} in your favourite text editor. I'll assume you are using {{{nano}}} for an editor as it is fairly straight forward. {{{ |
Open the file {{{/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}} in your favorite text editor. I'll assume you are using {{{nano}}} for an editor as it is fairly straight forward: {{{ |
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| this section, look at the lines of text between {{{Section "Monitor"}}} | this section, look at the lines of text between {{{Section "Monitor"}}} |
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| words {{{HorizSync}}} and {{{VertRefresh}}}. If those lines don't appear there then don't worry. There is a good chance that we've found the problem already! |
words {{{HorizSync}}} and {{{VertRefresh}}}. If those lines don't appear there, don't worry. There is a good chance that we've found the problem already! |
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| from your User's Manual or from online. We need the horizontal sync frequency (usually measured in kHz) and the vertical refresh rate (usually in Hz). Finding these values usually just involves searching [http://www.google.com Google] with the model of your monitor. Both of these values are typically given in a range such as "30-98 kHZ" or "50-160 Hz". Write those values down, or otherwise keep them handy. |
from your Monitor User's Manual, the command line, or from online. Finding these values usually just involves searching [[http://www.google.com|Google]] with the model of your monitor. One extensive list is at the [[http://forum.linux-sevenler.org/index.php/topic,866.0.html?PHPSESSID=238b3fe295b404d31020ac23777c8a6f|Lapis forum]] We need the horizontal sync frequency (usually measured in kHz) and the vertical refresh rate (usually in Hz). Both of these values are typically given in a range such as "30-98 kHZ" or "50-160 Hz". Alternatively, if your monitor supports it, you can just run the following command (install the 'xresprobe' package if the command is not available): {{{ sudo ddcprobe | grep monitorrange }}} The first two values returned are your HorizSync rates, the second pair is your VertRefresh values. |
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| is to run the following commands which will regenerate the file and ask you for the values in the process. {{{ |
is to run the following commands which will regenerate the file and ask you for the values in the process: {{{ |
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| sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf > /var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum' | md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf |sudo tee /var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum |
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| case an error is made. {{{ |
case an error is made: {{{ |
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| Editing this file so that it works involves adding two extra lines to the {{{Section "Monitor"}}} section of that file. For example, mine is shown below. |
Editing this file so that it works involves adding two extra lines to the {{{Section "Monitor"}}} section of that file. For example, mine is shown below. |
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| ''NOTE:'' Don't __change__ anything that is written in the file for now. Just add the two lines. The snippet from my file is just an example and may not apply to your hardware. |
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||<tablestyle="text-align: justify; width:100%; " style="border:none;" 5%>{{attachment:IconsPage/PicDocs.png}} ||<style="padding:0.5em; border:none;"> ''Don't __change__ anything that is written in the file for now. Just add the two lines. The snippet from my file is just an example and may not apply to your hardware. More importantly if your monitor is not detectable, the Identifier will be called `Generic Monitor`. In which case, don't change the Identifier to anything else otherwise X will fail to load and report that it can't find the a Monitor.''|| |
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| == Incorrect DefaultDepth == Sometimes the automatic X configuration sets the colour depth to a value higher than some hardware can properly handle. To see if this is the case for you, first backup your {{{/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}} file. |
Also if you have an issue where only 800x600 is available in the dropdown for screen resolution, then modifying the ''Modes'' line within the section in that file called {{{Section "Monitor"}}} and adding the required resolution could solve this. |
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| sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup | SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection |
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| Now open the file in your favourite text editor. I'll assume you'll use {{{nano}}} for now since it is relatively simple to use, but you can use whatever text editor you like. {{{ sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf }}} Search for the word {{{DefaultDepth}}} (notice it is one word) in that file. The default colour depth set by Hoary is typically "24", but as mentioned, some hardware may not be able to use a value that high. It's pretty safe to change it to something like "16" just to test whether it solves your video problems or not. If this change does not solve anything, it is just as simple to change it back the way it was. |
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| Once the value of {{{DefaultDepth}}} is changed, save the file, close all open windows on your desktop, and press {{{CTRL-ALT-Backspace}}} to restart X. Assuming all goes well, you will be prompted to log into GNOME again, hopefully at a higher resolution. == The End == So far, this is all of the possible solutions I've collected for this problem. If none of the above corrected your situation, consider posting your question in the [http://www.ubuntuforums.org Ubuntu Support Forum] or in the #ubuntu IRC support channel on the {{{irc.freenode.net}}} network. From nikolaosaidinidis Wed May 4 18:18:27 +0100 2005 From: nikolaos aidinidis Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 18:18:27 +0100 Subject: video cards Message-ID: <20050504181827+0100@www.ubuntulinux.org> |
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Introduction
This Howto is intended for those who have problems with resolution or screen refresh rate (flickering), regardless of how they got to this situation. A possible reason for this is that your hardware (video adapter/monitor) may not have been detected properly.
One solution will work for one person and another solution will work for someone else. I hope to provide several different solutions here, ranked in decending order from what I have seen to be the most popular and successful solution to those solutions that have helped only a few. This way, hopefully it will provide an answer for everyone. Let's start with the most popular fix.
For ATI Users I recommend reading the ATI - Refresh Rate & Resolution Quickfix part on the bottom of this Page.
Desktop Setting
First step that most people miss is to run 'System', 'Preferences', 'Screen Resolution'. Be sure to pick your preferable resolution and refresh rate for your desktop. From there, click the option that states 'Make default for desktop only'. Now, restart and login again. If that doesn't work, look below.
Undetected Monitor Specs
Open the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf in your favorite text editor. I'll assume you are using nano for an editor as it is fairly straight forward:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Now look for a section in that file called Section "Monitor". Once you find this section, look at the lines of text between Section "Monitor" and EndSection. There should be two lines in there that begin with the words HorizSync and VertRefresh. If those lines don't appear there, don't worry. There is a good chance that we've found the problem already!
You will need to gather two bits of information for your monitor now, either from your Monitor User's Manual, the command line, or from online. Finding these values usually just involves searching Google with the model of your monitor. One extensive list is at the Lapis forum
We need the horizontal sync frequency (usually measured in kHz) and the vertical refresh rate (usually in Hz). Both of these values are typically given in a range such as "30-98 kHZ" or "50-160 Hz".
Alternatively, if your monitor supports it, you can just run the following command (install the 'xresprobe' package if the command is not available):
sudo ddcprobe | grep monitorrange
The first two values returned are your HorizSync rates, the second pair is your VertRefresh values.
There are two ways to enter your monitor information into the file. One way is to run the following commands which will regenerate the file and ask you for the values in the process:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf |sudo tee /var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xorg
The second way is to simply add those values to our /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with a text editor. But first, lets make a backup of that file just in case an error is made:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
Editing this file so that it works involves adding two extra lines to the Section "Monitor" section of that file. For example, mine is shown below.
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "FLATRON 995F"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-96
VertRefresh 50-160
EndSection
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Don't change anything that is written in the file for now. Just add the two lines. The snippet from my file is just an example and may not apply to your hardware. More importantly if your monitor is not detectable, the Identifier will be called Generic Monitor. In which case, don't change the Identifier to anything else otherwise X will fail to load and report that it can't find the a Monitor. |
Now save the file, close all open applications, and press CTRL-ALT-Backspace to restart X. Assuming all goes well, you will be prompted to log into your session again.
Also if you have an issue where only 800x600 is available in the dropdown for screen resolution, then modifying the Modes line within the section in that file called Section "Monitor" and adding the required resolution could solve this.
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection