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Geek Culture / Changing resolution Ubuntu

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Antidote
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 04:47
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I'm very new to Linux (as in I just got ubuntu to work about an hour ago) and the resolution is currently 640x480. I'm trying to figure out exactly how to change the resolution. I found the window where it gives me the option to change the resolution but the only one there is 640x480. How do I had new resolution options to this list?


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Raven
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 05:34
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try installing the drivers for your card or changing the monitor so that it can use more resolutions than the default PnP one.

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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 06:08
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Umm, I downloaded the .run file off of the ATI site and I'm trying to run it, but it opens in gedit and says it can't read the file type or something. I really have little to no clue what exactly I'm doing. If someone could please explain in detail what I'm supposed to do, it would be much appreciated .


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the_winch
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 14:31 Edited at: 2nd Dec 2006 14:33
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI

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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 15:52
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Thanks for the links, but I'm still teh linoox noob . Whatever, I'm not gonna bother with it right now.


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David R
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 21:52
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To execute a .run file, you need to get to a shell prompt, and do:



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