Video card Question on Ubuntu


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I'm using Ubuntu 5.04 (hoary) and i installed the drivers the way i was told by going to the terminal and typing "sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx" and then i rebooted. but for some reason i still can't change my screen resolution i'd like it to be 1280x1064, but all i seem to be able to get is 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, and 832x624. anyone help me out?

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Here it is.. and that resolution isn't in there.. is there a way to put it in?

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)

#

# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using

# values from the debconf database.

#

# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.

# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)

#

# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*

# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg

# package.

#

# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated

# again, run the following commands:

#

#  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

Section "Files"

FontPath "unix/:7100"  # local font server

# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"

        # paths to defoma fonts

FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"

FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"

EndSection

Section "Module"

Load "bitmap"

Load "dbe"

Load "ddc"

Load "dri"

Load "extmod"

Load "freetype"

Load "glx"

Load "int10"

Load "record"

Load "type1"

Load "vbe"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Generic Keyboard"

Driver  "keyboard"

Option  "CoreKeyboard"

Option  "XkbRules" "xorg"

Option  "XkbModel" "pc104"

Option  "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Configured Mouse"

Driver  "mouse"

Option  "CorePointer"

Option  "Device"  "/dev/input/mice"

Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2"

Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9200 (RV280)"

Driver  "fglrx"

BusID  "PCI:1:0:0"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "DELL E770s"

Option  "DPMS"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Default Screen"

Device  "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9200 (RV280)"

Monitor  "DELL E770s"

DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"

  Depth  1

  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

  Depth  4

  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

  Depth  8

  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

  Depth  15

  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

  Depth  16

  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

  Depth  24

  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "Default Layout"

Screen  "Default Screen"

InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"

InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

EndSection

Section "DRI"

Mode 0666

EndSection

Yes, it can be added in quite easily (and use "1280x1024"). You must be root (or use sudo to invoke your editor)

Since your "DefaultDepth" is listed as 24 bits, add the new resolution to the front of the list for that color depth. You can add it for all of them, too, if you wish.

Once edited, you may have to restart X (use CTRL+ALT+[backspace] to do this the easiest way)

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