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Black Hawk
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Black Hawk
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7 Jul 2005, 10:00pm

Resolution problem in Ubuntu

Utter n00b with Linux so please try explaing stuff to me like if you were telling to a toddler.

Now the problem is that when installing Ubuntu, it asks what resolutions are okay. I selected 1248x1024 since it's my lcd's native resolution. Only problem is that I was installing it in VMWare and 1240x1024 is a hassle if you're trying to use VMWare and other stuff in windows. Ok, so I tried to change the res but the screen got all scrambled. Well I tried rebooting, the login looked okay but when I got to the desktop it got scrambled again. Anyone know how I can change the res to something lower?
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GrayFox
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7 Jul 2005, 10:08pm
press ctrl alt f1
login
dpkg reconfigure xserver-xfree86
One of the things it will ask you is your res
Select the res you want
Hit enter on everything else

This should work unless the people who made ubuntu striped out dpkg.
(wouldn't suprise me they butchered debian)
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Black Hawk
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7 Jul 2005, 10:26pm
I do that ctrl alt f1 thing but nothing happens
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GrayFox
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7 Jul 2005, 10:31pm
Try ctrl alt f2 then. (If both fail Im out of ideas)
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kanezfan
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7 Jul 2005, 10:41pm
you can use all the F keys, try them all. I think F7 is the default.
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Black Hawk
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7 Jul 2005, 10:42pm
Well now it worked but after I played a symphony on the 3 keys (hitting them in random sequence). Only problem now is that "dpkg reconfigure xserver-xfree86" doesn't work. "reconfigure" is an uknown option I think.
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kanezfan
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7 Jul 2005, 10:59pm
try typing in dpkg recon then hit the tab key. not sure if it will autocomplete or not since reconfigure is an option, but worth a shot.
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GrayFox
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7 Jul 2005, 10:59pm
Might be "dpkg-reconfig xserver-xfree86" (haven't had to reconfigure X since last install)
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Black Hawk
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7 Jul 2005, 11:06pm
Ok. "dpkg-reconfigre xserver-xfree86" works but now it says I have to run it as root. How?
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kanezfan
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7 Jul 2005, 11:08pm
log in as root instead of your user account. or if you don't want to log out and back in, type in su- then it'll ask for root's password. when you're done type exit and you're back to your user.
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GrayFox
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7 Jul 2005, 11:08pm
su (Then it will ask for the pass ubuntu has none unless you set one *This is a very large security hole you should set one if you havent already*)
dpkg-reconfigre xserver-xfree86

Or you can do a sudo if your setup for that.
like this
"sudo dpkg-reconfigre xserver-xfree86"
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Black Hawk
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7 Jul 2005, 11:11pm
Got around the root thingy (it's disabled by default but you have the option to give the shell admin privledge or something along that line) but now it says that package xserver-xfree86 is not installed and no info is avaliable.
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GrayFox
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7 Jul 2005, 11:14pm
Gah ubunt uses X.org not xfree86, dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg should fix the problem.

edit: Btw I would recomend switching to debian if its possiable its much easyer to fix problems with.
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Black Hawk
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7 Jul 2005, 11:18pm
Ok. That worked and set everything. How do I get back to the desktop? Reboot or some odd command?
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GrayFox
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7 Jul 2005, 11:20pm
crtl alt F7 (Might have been f8)
Or just restart the machine (halt to shutdown and reboot to reset)
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Black Hawk
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7 Jul 2005, 11:26pm
Uggh. Didn't fix the problem. It only happens after I log in. Can I delete the account or something?
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primesuspect
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7 Jul 2005, 11:49pm
blackhawk, you were asking me a good way to learn linux earlier:

THIS IS IT, BROTHA
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Black Hawk
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7 Jul 2005, 11:49pm
Got it. gconf-editor and changed the resolution.
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Jengo
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9 Jul 2005, 12:37am
sorry i didnt see this earlier or i would have helped. Ubuntu is my babY!!! I loved it so much that I deleted Windows off my PC. lol.

Yeah, sorry i couldnt help in time.

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Black Hawk
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9 Jul 2005, 1:46am
In that case, I have another problem.

I'm currently following this guide and on step 11. Only problem is that at one point it wants to create a directory (/mnt/hgfs) but it can't and stops the process. I tried to make the directory myself but it says it's read only. Any ideas?

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Jengo
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9 Jul 2005, 2:45am
I dont know if this is the prob, but it looks like you are taking some different steps. That is the guide for Warty and im guessing you are using Hoary 5.04. if so, try this guide.

http://www.tuxme.com/node/536/
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Black Hawk
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9 Jul 2005, 3:29am
Thanks for the link. Could you explain step one and five for me?

Edit: Okay.. Read again and I don't think that's what I needed. That link is for installing VMware in Ubuntu. I want to install VMware Tools in Ubuntu.
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madbeaver
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20 Jul 2005, 9:36am
Hi there,

Don't mount /dev/cdrom to /mnt, instead "mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom". This will not make /mnt a readonly directory. Try this... it should work. Atleast I had this problem and it work for me.

Good luck.



Quoting Black Hawk
In that case, I have another problem.

I'm currently following this guide and on step 11. Only problem is that at one point it wants to create a directory (/mnt/hgfs) but it can't and stops the process. I tried to make the directory myself but it says it's read only. Any ideas?

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Black Hawk
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20 Jul 2005, 12:44pm
I had got it working before but with a different method but thanks anyways.
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Gobbles
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3 Sep 2005, 8:23pm
http://ubuntuguide.org/ is your friend.

It go there, it tells you how to open ubuntu up to the universal debian repositories. I installed all kinds of crap from there onto my laptop. Im fairly impressed with Unbuntu. Everything worked right out of install, even my usb drives formatted with NTFS. My only complaint is that its kinda slow, but its still faster than XP... Im on it right now. I have to say that I was also able to access all the windows servers at work. The only thing I am having issues with is finding a newb guide for setting up to use in a windows ads domain. Once I get that squared away adios xp on my laptop for good.
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Enverex
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3 Sep 2005, 9:08pm
Another thing, to counter what Kanez said. F1 through to 6 are Terminal Screens, F7 is the X Server.
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Gobbles
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14 Oct 2005, 7:07pm
in Ubuntu at command line its sudo dpkg

super user do
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