Open Synaptic and install 915resolution. Reboot. Enjoy. ;)

The above information doesn't work directly "out-of-the-box".

After opening Synaptic, you will need to click "Reload" to get all the latest package names. 915resolution will then appear if you do a search.

Or just open a terminal and run 915resolution. It won't find it, but the complaint it makes tells you what to do.

Thanks everyone that did the trick. Now my screen resolution is great.

Message Edited by junction-tim on 06-04-2007 08:58 PM

What is your graphics card? Is it the ATI or NVIDIA?

My graphics/video card is an Intel 950...I have no idea if this is a good card for Ubuntu. I think it was the cheapest option...Any thoughts for next time?

As an alternative to installing 915resolution, you can install the new intel driver: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel.

My graphics/video card is an Intel 950...I have no idea if this is a good card for Ubuntu. I think it was the cheapest option...Any thoughts for next time?

I have several ubuntu systems with nvidia, ati, and intel video cards, and they all work fine for 2D, general desktop use. For 3D stuff (gaming, compiz, opengl), there are tradeoffs between compatibility, performance, and stability depending on your choice. I don't think there is a clear all-around choice; each has its advantages and disadvantages. I think Intel is a good choice if for no other reason than that they provide their drivers as open source and work closely with the community to improve them; I just wish they offered a PCI-E video card since not all motherboards come with intel video built-in.

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@junction-tim wrote:
My graphics/video card is an Intel 950...I have no idea if this is a good card for Ubuntu. I think it was the cheapest option...Any thoughts for next time?

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I believe Intel was used as the default card because of the open source drivers used. The next best company would be nVidia. They may release closed source drivers, but there is usually little work needed to be done to get them to work. (except the brand new cards...it always takes a few months for the Linux drivers to come out) Also there's a group that are reverse engineering nvidia drivers so we will be able to have open source drivers for the cards. Last but not least is ATI. They're, for the most part, a pain in the tushie.

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In addition to installing 915resolution, you can also improve
things a bit by changing Gnome's font preferences to use the
"Subpixel Smoothing (LCD)" option. This can be found by going to
System -> Preferences -> Font, and selecting the mentioned
option. Log out and back in for changes to take full effect.

You should also install "msttcorefonts" which gives you some
additional fonts commonly used on the internet, which will make
things look a whole lot better when surfing the web. It can be
installed from Synaptic, just as you did with 915resolution.

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Message Edited by LinuxCruiser on 06-06-2007 11:04 PM

Thanks LinuxCruiser that has made the fonts much clearer. The NY Times looks like it's old self again!

i downloaded 915resolution and now im uber confused ... I know how to tune cars ... not computers

 

HELP ME! Thanks in advance