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From: "Laszlo Lebrun"
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Display settings?
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:52:08 +0100
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Toby Newman wrote:
> On 2007-01-21, Hanekam Punkinga wrote:
>> I want to set the display in Xubuntu to 1024x768 / 75 Hz, but Xubuntu
>> allows no better than 800x600 / 56 Hz. How to rectify that.
>>
>> BTW, I'll be back with more questions, as a lot is not clear to me at
>> all.
>
> Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
>
> # nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> or
> # vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> Google around for detailed instructions on editing it.
Do you really think this is a good advice for a newbie?
There are better ( and safer) ways to fix it in Ubuntu distros than to
fiddle in xorg.conf.
He should start with selecting a generic 1024x768 monitor from the system
menues.
Even Xubuntu should have one. I'll take a look this evening.
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