1600x900 resolution with intel gma 4500mhd graphics processor

[Jovian Orb]

I am trying to configure a resolution of 1600x900. Have looked around a lot and haven't found anything that works.
entered lspci -v :

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device 9035
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device 9035
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at 6140
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device 9035
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at d0400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Capabilities: <access denied>

[Snowhog]

Re: 1600x900 resolution with intel gma 4500mhd graphics processor

Two things will help in (potentially) finding an answer to your question. First, what version of Kubuntu are you running? Second, is your monitor and video controller capable of displaying this resolution?

[Jovian Orb]

Re: 1600x900 resolution with intel gma 4500mhd graphics processor

I am running kubuntu 8.10 and yes I can display that resolution. My screens native resolution is 1600x900 and in vista it works correctly.

[Snowhog]

Re: 1600x900 resolution with intel gma 4500mhd graphics processor

If you launch K Menu > Applications > System > Screen Resize & Rotate (wait for it to appear in the system tray), and right-click on it, what resolutions are presented to you?

[Jovian Orb]

Re: 1600x900 resolution with intel gma 4500mhd graphics processor

800x600 (which is what it is currently set to) and 640x480.

[Snowhog]

Re: 1600x900 resolution with intel gma 4500mhd graphics processor

Missed your sig-line that says 8.10. My bad. :P

Did you have any issues when you installed? Did you have to use the safe graphics mode?

[Jovian Orb]

Re: 1600x900 resolution with intel gma 4500mhd graphics processor

yes, I did have to use the graphics safe mode otherwise my screen was unreadable.

[Snowhog]

Re: 1600x900 resolution with intel gma 4500mhd graphics processor

Try rebooting, and at the Grub menu, selecting the recovery mode kernel. This will provide you with an option to try and fix the xserver.