Dell 22" LCD monitor not getting optimum resolution

[ajitarsh]

Hi,
Thanks for this superb OS. The boot timing is amazingly fast. I am using Ultimate Edition 2.4 first time.
I have 22" Dell LCD monitor. But I am not getting the optimum resolution 1920 X 1080.
I am getting only 1280 X 1024.
Kindly help me about it.

Thanks,
Ajit

INTEL Core2Duo [email protected]
1.24 GB RAM

[stanca]

Have you installed the driver for your gpu card?
Menu>system>hardware drivers?

[ajitarsh]

Have you installed the driver for your gpu card?
Menu>system>hardware drivers?

I haven't find any driver in this window. It was blank. The message was "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system". I am also attaching the screenshots of dispaly from system info.
Thanks.

[jnalli]

You might need a video card if you already don't have one. I had no proprieatary drivers either for my laptop but everything works great. I can live with the max resolution i was getting without propriatary drivers

[Cell]

Search for xrandr with google.Read everything you can about it,and then apply what you have learned.

Then you should have the rez you want.

[vinca]

well... have you tried it/has it worked in windows before?

can you provide us with your graphics card model? problems like these are almost never the monitor.

Ultimate edition looks great in 1080p

[DarkChild]

Hello and welcome to the Ultimate Edition Forums ajitarsh

As vinca suggested, populate some specs for you GPU and then if you don't mind populate your signature with your system specification. Populating your sig/providing specs actual does give us an idea as to what we are working with and how to approach the problem. Thank in advance

[ajitarsh]

Thanks guys,
My computer details are given below. I've tried xrandr but not found the solution. After doing some tweak I've found the given results.
ajit@ajit-desktop:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1280x1024 0.0*
1024x768 0.0
800x600 0.0
640x480 0.0
1920x1080_60.00 (0x11a) 173.0MHz
h: width 1920 start 2048 end 2248 total 2576 skew 0 clock 67.2KHz
v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1120 clock 60.0Hz
ajit@ajit-desktop:~$ xrandr --addmode VGA "1920x1080_60.00"
xrandr: cannot find output "VGA"
ajit@ajit-desktop:~$

My monitor connection is VGA. On Windows I always get the 1920x1080 resolution.

Details of my system:
ajit-desktop
description: Desktop Computer
product: Lakeport
vendor: Hewlett-Packard
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp-1.4 smp
configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=2 uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: Livermore
vendor: ECS
physical id: 0
version: 1.0
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
physical id: 0
version: 5.25 (04/07/2008)
size: 64KiB
capacity: 448KiB
capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification netboot
*-cpu:0
description: CPU
product: Intel(R) Core(TheeMahn)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.15.2
serial: 0000-06F2-0000-0000-0000-0000
slot: CPU 1
size: 1800MHz
capacity: 1800MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 200MHz
capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht TheeMahn pbe nx x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm cpufreq
configuration: id=1
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 5
slot: L1-Cache
size: 64KiB
capacity: 64KiB
capabilities: internal write-back data
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 6
slot: L2-Cache
size: 2MiB
capacity: 2MiB
capabilities: internal write-back instruction
*-logicalcpu:0
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 1.1
width: 64 bits
capabilities: logical
*-logicalcpu:1
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 1.2
width: 64 bits
capabilities: logical
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: d
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 1280MiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
vendor: 7F7F7F7FCB000000
physical id: 0
serial: Ser0
slot: DIMM0
size: 1GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 533MHz (1.9ns)
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
product: HYMP532U64CP6-Y5
vendor: AD00000000000000
physical id: 1
serial: Ser1
slot: DIMM1
size: 256MiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 533MHz (1.9ns)
*-cpu:1
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@1
version: 6.15.2
serial: 0000-06F2-0000-0000-0000-0000
size: 1200MHz
capacity: 1200MHz
capabilities: ht cpufreq
configuration: id=1
*-logicalcpu:0
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 1.1
capabilities: logical
*-logicalcpu:1
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 1.2
capabilities: logical
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
resources: irq:0
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:fe980000-fe9fffff ioport:cc00(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff(prefetchable) memory:fe940000-fe97ffff
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1b
bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:fe938000-fe93bfff
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
resources: irq:24 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fea00000-feafffff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 01
serial: 00:1b:b9:86:bd:d1
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.1.3 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
resources: irq:25 ioport:d800(size=256) memory:feaff000-feafffff memory:feac0000-feadffff(prefetchable)
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:23 ioport:c880(size=32)
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:19 ioport:c800(size=32)
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:18 ioport:c480(size=32)
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:16 ioport:c400(size=32)
*-usb:4
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.7
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:23 memory:fe937c00-fe937fff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801 PCI Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1e
bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
version: e1
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list
resources: ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:feb00000-febfffff
*-communication UNCLAIMED
description: Communication controller
product: HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem
vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=64
resources: memory:febf0000-febfffff ioport:ec00(size=8)
*-firewire
description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
product: VT6306 Fire II IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 3
bus info: pci@0000:02:03.0
version: 46
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ohci1394 latency=64 maxlatency=61 mingnt=5
resources: irq:20 memory:febef800-febeffff ioport:e880(size=128)
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-ide:0
description: IDE interface
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.1
logical name: scsi0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master emulated
configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
resources: irq:18 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ffa0(size=16)
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: ST3160215A
vendor: Seagate
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 3.AA
serial: 9RX1H833
size: 149GiB (160GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=e0201790
*-volume:0
description: Windows NTFS volume
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
version: 3.1
serial: 2cef79ab-9d39-3942-9b70-740cf1650c3b
size: 114GiB
capacity: 114GiB
capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2007-08-16 21:43:20 filesystem=ntfs label=New Volume state=clean
*-volume:1
description: Extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
size: 35GiB
capacity: 35GiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume:0
description: Linux filesystem partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
logical name: /
capacity: 32GiB
configuration: mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered state=mounted
*-logicalvolume:1
description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
physical id: 6
logical name: /dev/sda6
capacity: 2094MiB
capabilities: nofs
*-ide:1
description: IDE interface
product: 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
logical name: scsi2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
resources: irq:19 ioport:c080(size=8) ioport:c000(size=4) ioport:bc00(size=8) ioport:b880(size=4) ioport:b800(size=16)
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: DVD-RAM GH40L
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/scd0
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: 1.04
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: WDC WD1600JS-60N
vendor: Western Digital
physical id: 0.1.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.1.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 10.0
serial: WD-WCANMC401977
size: 149GiB (160GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=e400e400
*-volume:0
description: Windows NTFS volume
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@2:0.1.0,1
logical name: /dev/sdb1
version: 3.1
serial: d0219a9b-1bde-a348-bd13-35cb3e9c6bdb
size: 33GiB
capacity: 33GiB
capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2008-10-05 16:24:12 filesystem=ntfs state=clean
*-volume:1
description: Extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@2:0.1.0,2
logical name: /dev/sdb2
size: 113GiB
capacity: 113GiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume:0
description: HPFS/NTFS partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sdb5
capacity: 8581MiB
*-logicalvolume:1
description: HPFS/NTFS partition
physical id: 6
logical name: /dev/sdb6
capacity: 34GiB
*-logicalvolume:2
description: HPFS/NTFS partition
physical id: 7
logical name: /dev/sdb7
capacity: 37GiB
*-logicalvolume:3
description: HPFS/NTFS partition
physical id: 8
logical name: /dev/sdb8
capacity: 33GiB
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: latency=0
resources: ioport:400(size=32)
*-scsi
physical id: 2
bus info: usb@1:8
logical name: scsi4
capabilities: emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-disk:0
description: SCSI Disk
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdc
*-disk:1
description: SCSI Disk
physical id: 0.0.1
bus info: scsi@4:0.0.1
logical name: /dev/sdd
*-disk:2
description: SCSI Disk
physical id: 0.0.2
bus info: scsi@4:0.0.2
logical name: /dev/sde
*-disk:3
description: SCSI Disk
physical id: 0.0.3
bus info: scsi@4:0.0.3
logical name: /dev/sdf


Again thanks to see this detailed description.

[vinca]

intel 945 is your chipset.
try

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xrandr --newmode "1920x1080" 148.5 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1089 1095 1125 +hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA 1920x1080
xrandr --output VGA --mode 1920x1080

tell me how it goes.

[ajitarsh]

oh...its a Intel gpu.Not my cup of tea.

You have to tell xrandr to see the vga port first,before you can display out through it.

start with..

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xrandr -q

to make a list.And post the results.

Is it just not 16:1 ratio?You can still get 1080 with an 4:1 ratio....it just looks boxy.

Or it could be the driver doesn't support 1080.In windows I get 1080 also,but not in linux.(with the gpu in my sig)

I got the given result
ajit@ajit-desktop:~$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1280x1024 0.0*
1024x768 0.0
800x600 0.0
640x480 0.0
1920x1080 (0x11a) 148.5MHz
h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 67.5KHz
v: height 1080 start 1089 end 1095 total 1125 clock 60.0Hz
ajit@ajit-desktop:~$

I get {1280 x 1024 (5:4), 1024 x 768 (4:3), 800 x 600 (4:3), 640 x 480 (4:3)} these resolutions in my Display Preferences.
I don't have any option with 1920 x 1080.