Many thanks for that kind offer, Phil. I'm actually on the other side of the Island (South Western Sydney). I'll most certainly check out those links though - thanks.
To be honest, I bit the bullet and took the easy way out. Meaning I spent a couple of bucks and purchased a Gigabyte GeForce 8400 GS (has Nvidia onboard). Problem solved! It worked right out of the box. I can actually view everything now in it's correct resolution. Phew! Many thanks to everyone who has contributed their time and effort on this one. Regards, Rob =============================================== Local Id: OPM595 Email: opm...@yahoo.com.au PO Box 190, Narellan NSW 2567 Australia Aude aliquid dignum - "Dare Something Worthy" =============================================== On Thu, November 12, 2009 11:32 am, Phil in the scrub wrote: > Hi Rob , > What monitor brand and model do you have ? > As I mentioned earlier had similar problem with the Samsung > (beautiful screen by the way ) > and after loading the samsung install disc TWICE ? problem went > away . > If your in WA can lend you a couple of screens and software to try > Sync master dell or samsung > The dell gave me a bit of heartburn also similar to yours on 9.10 > but since reverting back to an earlier version no worries. > What helped me back in the early days was these threads (I save them > in bookmarks ) > > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/screen-resolution-problem-in-ubuntu-362160/ > or maybe it was this one > http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubuntu-help/138524-stuck-800x600-resolution-dell-1100-a.html > > caveat 1 > when I had the Dell problem I was operating Ubuntu that I installed > via wubi > it used to give me the irits on a few things until I ditched the > Wubi type install > > But even non wubi the dell played up on a dell machine something > horrible under 8.10 > the second url solved that problem and at last could see google earth > properly > > Caveat 2 > > I am only VERY new to Linux so I sort of muck about with little > knowledge to fix problems > others may have easier ways . > Cheers P -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
