🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:58:01 +0000, James C wrote:

> On 21/04/08 07:57, pnin wrote:
>> Installed Ubuntu ( not sure which release). The best screen res. is 800
>> x 600. keep telling it that I have a 128 m video card and a Sony
>> Trinitron G420 monitor but after I select Sony form the list of
>> monitors and click on "check"
> 
> I don't see a "check" button anywhere. Do you mean "detect" in the
> "choose screen" dialog of "screens and graphics preferences"?
> 
>> it says that it has detected a "generic unlisted" monitor. Any one else
>> had a similar problem ?
> 
> Yes and no.  I run Ubuntu 7.10.  "Detect" did not detect my current
> monitor model and reverted to "Generic / plug & play", but that still
> found the best resolution (interestingly Windows XP running on the same
> hardware can't).
> 
> The Sony CPD-G420 is listed in the Sony models in Ubuntu 7.10.
> 
>    Horizontal range:       30.0 - 110.0. Vertical refresh rate:  48.0 -
>    170.0.
> 
> Try selecting the model (Cpd-g420) from the list of Sony models and
> DON'T click "detect".

     Yeah, I should have said "detect" instead of "check"
     I've tried selecting cpd-g420 but then get a msg. "must log out to 
enable changes" or similar. I do this but when I log on again its back to 
good old lo res. 800 x 600 :-(
 Pnin.