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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