@munene, try removing NetworkManager and install wicd, had the same problem a while back and wicd works well for me.
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
did everything till I got to the activate part. . it then says

xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed

so I guess its not activated . . what could be the problem ?

here is my xrandr report

mwangi@mwangi-desktop:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 800 x 600, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 800x600+0+0 0mm x 0mm
  800x600        60.0*    56.0
  640x480        60.0
  400x300        60.0     56.0
  320x240        60.0
  1024x768_60.00   59.9
mwangi@mwangi-desktop:~$

@bernard the mode didnt show on the GUI tool . . Laban was guiding me
through setting up a new one. . .

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> wrote:
> How about the system/preference/display option? See attachment
> ./bernard
>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> sorry didn't post the whole of it. . . .
>>
>>
>>
>> mwangi@mwangi-desktop:~$ xvinfo
>> X-Video Extension version 2.2
>> screen #0
>>  Adaptor #0: "Savage Streams Engine"
>>    number of ports: 1
>>    port base: 56
>>    operations supported: PutImage
>>    supported visuals:
>>      depth 16, visualID 0x21
>>    number of attributes: 6
>>      "XV_COLORKEY" (range 0 to 16777215)
>>              client settable attribute
>>              client gettable attribute (current value is 2110)
>>      "XV_BRIGHTNESS" (range -128 to 127)
>>              client settable attribute
>>              client gettable attribute (current value is 0)
>>      "XV_CONTRAST" (range 0 to 255)
>>              client settable attribute
>>              client gettable attribute (current value is 128)
>>      "XV_SATURATION" (range 0 to 255)
>>              client settable attribute
>>              client gettable attribute (current value is 128)
>>      "XV_HUE" (range -180 to 180)
>>              client settable attribute
>>              client gettable attribute (current value is 0)
>>      "XV_VERTICAL_INTERPOLATION" (range 0 to 1)
>>              client settable attribute
>>              client gettable attribute (current value is 0)
>>    maximum XvImage size: 1024 x 1024
>>    Number of image formats: 6
>>      id: 0x32595559 (YUY2)
>>        guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
>>        bits per pixel: 16
>>        number of planes: 1
>>        type: YUV (packed)
>>      id: 0x32315659 (YV12)
>>        guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
>>        bits per pixel: 12
>>        number of planes: 3
>>        type: YUV (planar)
>>      id: 0x30323449 (I420)
>>        guid: 49343230-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
>>        bits per pixel: 12
>>        number of planes: 3
>>        type: YUV (planar)
>>      id: 0x35315652 (RV15)
>>        guid: 52563135-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
>>        bits per pixel: 16
>>        number of planes: 1
>>        type: RGB (packed)
>>        depth: 15
>>        red, green, blue masks: 0x1f, 0x3e0, 0x7c00
>>      id: 0x36315652 (RV16)
>>        guid: 52563136-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
>>        bits per pixel: 16
>>        number of planes: 1
>>        type: RGB (packed)
>>        depth: 16
>>        red, green, blue masks: 0x1f, 0x7e0, 0xf800
>>      id: 0x31313259 (Y211)
>>        guid: 59323131-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
>>        bits per pixel: 6
>>        number of planes: 3
>>        type: YUV (packed)
>> mwangi@mwangi-desktop:~$
>>
>>
>> How then Do i Increase the resolution?. . clearly I need to edit
>> something. . .
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:35 PM, brian Rioba <rriobs@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Run xvinfo command and post the output
>> >
>> > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> 15 inches and refresh rate is 60hz
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Jamal Mohamed <jamal.worx@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > How big is ur monitor and what's the refresh rate.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Got it and installed it but doesnt give me any other option above
>> >> >> 800
>> >> >> x 600 though I know for a fact that it can do 1024 x 768 on windows.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Jamal Mohamed <jamal.worx@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Try getting an app in gnome called grandr or console based called
>> >> >> > xrandr.That will help you get the right resolution
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 10/1/09, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> Hi People,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Ave installed Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 on my pc but cant get
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> resolution higher than 800 x 600 . . .Googling shows that its a
>> >> >> >> common
>> >> >> >> problem but their solutions are Greek to me and dont seem to
>> >> >> >> work. .
>> >> >> >> .. my xorg.conf file doesnt show much to edit and I think I have
>> >> >> >> installed all the packages that concern my graphics device(S3
>> >> >> >> Prosavage ddr)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Anyone have a work around?
>> >> >> >>
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>> >> >> >>
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