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   Subject: Re: Screen resolutions   
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   Sla#s wrote:   
   > I have successfully installed Ubuntu 6.06 to an old PC. And everything so    
   > far works fine.   
   > (I was most impressed when it picked up the wireless keyboard without    
   > prompting :-)   
   >    
   > I now want to use a TV as the monitor - it 'seems' to have loaded the Nvidia    
   > drivers and is working OK except the screen resolution is too small and is    
   > very hard to read.   
   > It currently looks to be set at 1024x786 (Though it's hard to make out.)   
   > (I've gone and put the VERY heavy 21" monitor in the attic now and just    
   > don't want to drag it out again!)   
   > In System>Screen Resolution> there is the option to go to 800x600 and    
   > 600x400.   
   > But when I try to use either of these settings the system crashes and    
   > restarts.   
   > (- jagged bars across the screen, then blank, then log on screen -)   
   >    
   > I really just want to make the screen font size a third larger.   
   > Is it possible?   
   >    
   > Or is it that I haven't loaded the Nvidia drivers correctly? (how do I    
   > tell?)   
   >    
   > System:   
   > AMD Athlon 900mhz processor,   
   > 256Mb memory,   
   > Nvidia GF FX5200 128MB graphic card   
   >    
   > Slatts   
   >    
   >    
   Just curious, how did you interface the video card to your tv?   
   Did you use an external adaptor, or does the card have a composite or   
   s-video connector?  If so what software did you run to enable the tv-out?   
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