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09-Oct-2008, 08:05 PM #1
Solved: Adding a resolution in Ubuntu
My version is Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Beta

In any case, i have this widescreen TV capable of 1920x1080 @ 60hz @ 16:10. I can't seem to get that resolution in ubuntu- even after installing the Nvidia drivers for my 8800gt. System specs would be pointless... it's working fine on my mac (iatkos) and windows (vista x64 ultimate) partition/harddrive. What do i have to put in xorg.conf to make this work?
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10-Oct-2008, 04:41 PM #2
I am having the same problem. It also does it with my e-machines flat screen.
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10-Oct-2008, 05:55 PM #3
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My version is Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Beta

In any case, i have this widescreen TV capable of 1920x1080 @ 60hz @ 16:10. I can't seem to get that resolution in ubuntu- even after installing the Nvidia drivers for my 8800gt. System specs would be pointless... it's working fine on my mac (iatkos) and windows (vista x64 ultimate) partition/harddrive. What do i have to put in xorg.conf to make this work?
I have a wide screen monitor which works great, but it doesn't seem to want to work properly on my wide screen TV. If I switch from 4:3 to 16:10, I have some of the top and bottom missing, just like it does with TV channels. PCLinuxOS with Ati HD card.
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10-Oct-2008, 05:58 PM #4
Try the following:
FixVideoResolutionHowto.

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11-Oct-2008, 01:57 AM #5
Something got screwed up somehow in my nvidia-server-settings. I simply re-installed that, and the res of 1920x1080 @ 60 @ 16:9 popped up on my nvidia-server settings (Administration -> Nvidia Server Settings) or run "sudo nvidia-settings" no qoutes. Both the top and bottom panels dissapeared. To fix this, right-click an empty panel space, then click de-select "extended", and this should make the panels not fit perfectly on your screen, but at least they won't be shoved off the screen/halfway concealed/etc.
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