Problem with screen resolution after reinstall

[jacatone]

I had to replace my HDD. After reinstalling Kubuntu, I adjusted the resolution to 1024X768. After rebooting the machine to remove the install disk and adjust the BIOS back to boot from the HDD. I get a resolution of 640X480 and I can only go down from there. If I download the nvidia-glx driver, will that fix this or just maybe? Thanks.

[opie]

Re: Problem with screen resolution after reinstall

open a terminal window (kmenu -> system -> konsole) and paste the output of

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[jacatone]

Re: Problem with screen resolution after reinstall

Here it is:

jacatone@Dell:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# /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 xorg.conf(5) manual page.
# (Type "man 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 command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
load "glx"
load "GLcore"
load "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
option "CoreKeyboard"
option "XkbRules" "xorg"
option "XkbModel" "pc105"
option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
option "CorePointer"
option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
option "Type" "stylus"
option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
option "Type" "eraser"
option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
option "Type" "cursor"
option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
identifier "nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440]"
boardname "nv"
busid "PCI:1:0:0"
driver "nv"
screen 0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
identifier "MICRON 500CX"
vendorname "Plug 'n' Play"
modelname "Plug 'n' Play"
modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440]"
Monitor "MICRON 500CX"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
depth 24
virtual 640 480
modes "640x480@60"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "device" #
identifier "device1"
boardname "nv"
busid "PCI:1:0:0"
driver "nv"
screen 1
EndSection
Section "screen" #
identifier "screen1"
device "device1"
defaultdepth 24
monitor "monitor1"
EndSection
Section "monitor" #
identifier "monitor1"
gamma 1.0
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
jacatone@Dell:~$


Thanks.

[opie]

Re: Problem with screen resolution after reinstall

A couple more questions.
It sounds like you had different resolution options before. Do you have any backup xorg.conf files, for example in /etc/X11, that you could use for reference?

micron 500cx
Is this a 15" crt monitor?

Does this sound like it could be your monitor:
http://support.mpccorp.com/apps/specs.asp?ID=3686

Did you manually adjust your xorg.conf file?