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I have reviewed the answers that exist. I trialed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Novatech U50SI1 and it ran perfectly albeit slowly, so I installed it in place of Windows XP.
When I booted up 14.04 my screen resolution locked at 800x600 and I do not have the option in settings to have anything other than this resolution.
The text is therefore very large and the screen overflows so that I cannot scroll to some of the command buttons.
Xrandr just errors out with "invalid resolution", no matter what I type (even 800x600).
When I boot from the disk the screen resolution is fine. I think the video card for this model is SIS Mirage 3 but I am not sure how to check. The only driver updates I have found are for windows not Ubuntu and they all have .exe files my Ubuntu install will not run.
I hope this is now clear. My question is how do I change the resolution and also run .exe programs?
14.04
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I have reviewed the answers that exist. I trialed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Novatech U50SI1 and it ran perfectly albeit slowly, so I installed it in place of Windows XP.
When I booted up 14.04 my screen resolution locked at 800x600 and I do not have the option in settings to have anything other than this resolution.
The text is therefore very large and the screen overflows so that I cannot scroll to some of the command buttons.
Xrandr just errors out with "invalid resolution", no matter what I type (even 800x600).
When I boot from the disk the screen resolution is fine. I think the video card for this model is SIS Mirage 3 but I am not sure how to check. The only driver updates I have found are for windows not Ubuntu and they all have .exe files my Ubuntu install will not run.
I hope this is now clear. My question is how do I change the resolution and also run .exe programs?
14.04
edited Nov 3 '14 at 22:04
αғsнιη
25k23100162
asked Nov 1 '14 at 20:36
Chris CroxsonChris Croxson
613
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 1 hour ago
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
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what video card are you using and what error is xrandr giving you?
– Panther
Nov 1 '14 at 20:37
That's two unrelated questions. The second is answered here: askubuntu.com/questions/988/…
– muru
Nov 3 '14 at 22:26
To show what graphics card you are using, open the terminal and run the command:lspci -nn | grep VGA. The output of this command will provide sufficient information to determine what graphics driver(s) are compatible with your system, so please edit your question and add the output oflspci -nn | grep VGAto it, or else post the output as a comment.
– karel
Nov 4 '14 at 1:10
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I have reviewed the answers that exist. I trialed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Novatech U50SI1 and it ran perfectly albeit slowly, so I installed it in place of Windows XP.
When I booted up 14.04 my screen resolution locked at 800x600 and I do not have the option in settings to have anything other than this resolution.
The text is therefore very large and the screen overflows so that I cannot scroll to some of the command buttons.
Xrandr just errors out with "invalid resolution", no matter what I type (even 800x600).
When I boot from the disk the screen resolution is fine. I think the video card for this model is SIS Mirage 3 but I am not sure how to check. The only driver updates I have found are for windows not Ubuntu and they all have .exe files my Ubuntu install will not run.
I hope this is now clear. My question is how do I change the resolution and also run .exe programs?
14.04
edited Nov 3 '14 at 22:04
αғsнιη
25k23100162
asked Nov 1 '14 at 20:36
Chris CroxsonChris Croxson
613
I have reviewed the answers that exist. I trialed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Novatech U50SI1 and it ran perfectly albeit slowly, so I installed it in place of Windows XP.
When I booted up 14.04 my screen resolution locked at 800x600 and I do not have the option in settings to have anything other than this resolution.
The text is therefore very large and the screen overflows so that I cannot scroll to some of the command buttons.
Xrandr just errors out with "invalid resolution", no matter what I type (even 800x600).
When I boot from the disk the screen resolution is fine. I think the video card for this model is SIS Mirage 3 but I am not sure how to check. The only driver updates I have found are for windows not Ubuntu and they all have .exe files my Ubuntu install will not run.
I hope this is now clear. My question is how do I change the resolution and also run .exe programs?
14.04
14.04
edited Nov 3 '14 at 22:04
αғsнιη
25k23100162
asked Nov 1 '14 at 20:36
Chris CroxsonChris Croxson
613
edited Nov 3 '14 at 22:04
αғsнιη
25k23100162
asked Nov 1 '14 at 20:36
Chris CroxsonChris Croxson
613
edited Nov 3 '14 at 22:04
αғsнιη
25k23100162
edited Nov 3 '14 at 22:04
αғsнιη
25k23100162
edited Nov 3 '14 at 22:04
αғsнιη
25k23100162
25k23100162
asked Nov 1 '14 at 20:36
Chris CroxsonChris Croxson
613
asked Nov 1 '14 at 20:36
Chris CroxsonChris Croxson
613
asked Nov 1 '14 at 20:36
Chris CroxsonChris Croxson
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613
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what video card are you using and what error is xrandr giving you?
– Panther
Nov 1 '14 at 20:37
That's two unrelated questions. The second is answered here: askubuntu.com/questions/988/…
– muru
Nov 3 '14 at 22:26
To show what graphics card you are using, open the terminal and run the command:lspci -nn | grep VGA. The output of this command will provide sufficient information to determine what graphics driver(s) are compatible with your system, so please edit your question and add the output oflspci -nn | grep VGAto it, or else post the output as a comment.
– karel
Nov 4 '14 at 1:10
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what video card are you using and what error is xrandr giving you?
– Panther
Nov 1 '14 at 20:37
That's two unrelated questions. The second is answered here: askubuntu.com/questions/988/…
– muru
Nov 3 '14 at 22:26
To show what graphics card you are using, open the terminal and run the command:lspci -nn | grep VGA. The output of this command will provide sufficient information to determine what graphics driver(s) are compatible with your system, so please edit your question and add the output oflspci -nn | grep VGAto it, or else post the output as a comment.
– karel
Nov 4 '14 at 1:10
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what video card are you using and what error is xrandr giving you?
– Panther
Nov 1 '14 at 20:37
what video card are you using and what error is xrandr giving you?
– Panther
Nov 1 '14 at 20:37
That's two unrelated questions. The second is answered here: askubuntu.com/questions/988/…
– muru
Nov 3 '14 at 22:26
That's two unrelated questions. The second is answered here: askubuntu.com/questions/988/…
– muru
Nov 3 '14 at 22:26
To show what graphics card you are using, open the terminal and run the command:
lspci -nn | grep VGA. The output of this command will provide sufficient information to determine what graphics driver(s) are compatible with your system, so please edit your question and add the output of lspci -nn | grep VGA to it, or else post the output as a comment.– karel
Nov 4 '14 at 1:10
To show what graphics card you are using, open the terminal and run the command:
lspci -nn | grep VGA. The output of this command will provide sufficient information to determine what graphics driver(s) are compatible with your system, so please edit your question and add the output of lspci -nn | grep VGA to it, or else post the output as a comment.– karel
Nov 4 '14 at 1:10
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I would suggest going to System Settings/Software & Updates/Additional Drivers/Selecting a driver for your video card, assuming this was not done already. I had the same problem after installing Ubuntu and that is how i solved it.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 21:51
Mathieu FoucreaultMathieu Foucreault
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That is a good idea .. the only problem is that it is an older PC that I inherited and I have no idea what the video card is, nor how to find out. I suppose that I could try to contact the supplier
– Chris Croxson
Nov 2 '14 at 9:10
Assuming you're using Ubuntu 14.04 as mentioned in the original post; the menu i mentioned lists the detected video adapters and lets you select from provided drivers. Also the top right menu/About my computer should tell you something about the graphic adapter.
– Mathieu Foucreault
Nov 3 '14 at 22:27
Try getting the card information from the system usinglspciorlshw -C display
– Underverse
8 mins ago
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I would suggest going to System Settings/Software & Updates/Additional Drivers/Selecting a driver for your video card, assuming this was not done already. I had the same problem after installing Ubuntu and that is how i solved it.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 21:51
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That is a good idea .. the only problem is that it is an older PC that I inherited and I have no idea what the video card is, nor how to find out. I suppose that I could try to contact the supplier
– Chris Croxson
Nov 2 '14 at 9:10
Assuming you're using Ubuntu 14.04 as mentioned in the original post; the menu i mentioned lists the detected video adapters and lets you select from provided drivers. Also the top right menu/About my computer should tell you something about the graphic adapter.
– Mathieu Foucreault
Nov 3 '14 at 22:27
Try getting the card information from the system usinglspciorlshw -C display
– Underverse
8 mins ago
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I would suggest going to System Settings/Software & Updates/Additional Drivers/Selecting a driver for your video card, assuming this was not done already. I had the same problem after installing Ubuntu and that is how i solved it.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 21:51
Mathieu FoucreaultMathieu Foucreault
112
That is a good idea .. the only problem is that it is an older PC that I inherited and I have no idea what the video card is, nor how to find out. I suppose that I could try to contact the supplier
– Chris Croxson
Nov 2 '14 at 9:10
Assuming you're using Ubuntu 14.04 as mentioned in the original post; the menu i mentioned lists the detected video adapters and lets you select from provided drivers. Also the top right menu/About my computer should tell you something about the graphic adapter.
– Mathieu Foucreault
Nov 3 '14 at 22:27
Try getting the card information from the system usinglspciorlshw -C display
– Underverse
8 mins ago
add a comment |
I would suggest going to System Settings/Software & Updates/Additional Drivers/Selecting a driver for your video card, assuming this was not done already. I had the same problem after installing Ubuntu and that is how i solved it.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 21:51
Mathieu FoucreaultMathieu Foucreault
112
I would suggest going to System Settings/Software & Updates/Additional Drivers/Selecting a driver for your video card, assuming this was not done already. I had the same problem after installing Ubuntu and that is how i solved it.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 21:51
Mathieu FoucreaultMathieu Foucreault
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answered Nov 1 '14 at 21:51
Mathieu FoucreaultMathieu Foucreault
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answered Nov 1 '14 at 21:51
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answered Nov 1 '14 at 21:51
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That is a good idea .. the only problem is that it is an older PC that I inherited and I have no idea what the video card is, nor how to find out. I suppose that I could try to contact the supplier
– Chris Croxson
Nov 2 '14 at 9:10
Assuming you're using Ubuntu 14.04 as mentioned in the original post; the menu i mentioned lists the detected video adapters and lets you select from provided drivers. Also the top right menu/About my computer should tell you something about the graphic adapter.
– Mathieu Foucreault
Nov 3 '14 at 22:27
Try getting the card information from the system usinglspciorlshw -C display
– Underverse
8 mins ago
add a comment |
That is a good idea .. the only problem is that it is an older PC that I inherited and I have no idea what the video card is, nor how to find out. I suppose that I could try to contact the supplier
– Chris Croxson
Nov 2 '14 at 9:10
Assuming you're using Ubuntu 14.04 as mentioned in the original post; the menu i mentioned lists the detected video adapters and lets you select from provided drivers. Also the top right menu/About my computer should tell you something about the graphic adapter.
– Mathieu Foucreault
Nov 3 '14 at 22:27
Try getting the card information from the system usinglspciorlshw -C display
– Underverse
8 mins ago
That is a good idea .. the only problem is that it is an older PC that I inherited and I have no idea what the video card is, nor how to find out. I suppose that I could try to contact the supplier
– Chris Croxson
Nov 2 '14 at 9:10
That is a good idea .. the only problem is that it is an older PC that I inherited and I have no idea what the video card is, nor how to find out. I suppose that I could try to contact the supplier
– Chris Croxson
Nov 2 '14 at 9:10
Assuming you're using Ubuntu 14.04 as mentioned in the original post; the menu i mentioned lists the detected video adapters and lets you select from provided drivers. Also the top right menu/About my computer should tell you something about the graphic adapter.
– Mathieu Foucreault
Nov 3 '14 at 22:27
Assuming you're using Ubuntu 14.04 as mentioned in the original post; the menu i mentioned lists the detected video adapters and lets you select from provided drivers. Also the top right menu/About my computer should tell you something about the graphic adapter.
– Mathieu Foucreault
Nov 3 '14 at 22:27
Try getting the card information from the system using
lspci or lshw -C display– Underverse
8 mins ago
Try getting the card information from the system using
lspci or lshw -C display– Underverse
8 mins ago
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what video card are you using and what error is xrandr giving you?
– Panther
Nov 1 '14 at 20:37
That's two unrelated questions. The second is answered here: askubuntu.com/questions/988/…
– muru
Nov 3 '14 at 22:26
To show what graphics card you are using, open the terminal and run the command:
lspci -nn | grep VGA. The output of this command will provide sufficient information to determine what graphics driver(s) are compatible with your system, so please edit your question and add the output oflspci -nn | grep VGAto it, or else post the output as a comment.– karel
Nov 4 '14 at 1:10