Hardware :: What To Do When Monitor Is Unknown?

Dec 4, 2010

I have a new Television that is connected to a computer running Ubuntu 10.04 with a VGA cable. It works, but the only resolutions I can use are 1024x768, 800x600 and many lower ones. Since the resolutions are 4:3 and the television is not, there are big black areas on the side. I can chose format - wide screen on the television, but then the proportions are wrong. And when I play a movie, it's usually very small with big black areas on the edges.

I got rid of these drivers, I'd used them if they'd work, but they just made matters worse.Any ideas what to do? Maybe upgrading to 10.10 would help? But I'd prefer to stick with the LTS versions if possible.

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I am facing problem with the fresh installation of Fedora 11. (I have moved from Fedora 9). When I try to view videos on ..... or use the Cheese Webcam Booth, I get blurred lines on the screen and I am unable to see any video or pic.

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However, if I got to System>Administration>Display and enter the su password, it shows me correct monitor and the graphics driver.

I am not sure if my original is related to the Unknown Monitor.

I also tried to install Nvidia driver but it crashed the xserver and I had remove the driver.

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And as I don't rate sh*t for a shilling on the Ubuntu forums, and as Google has been worse than useless every time I search for problems as detailled as these (it's like K-Mart: it has what you want until you go to look for it!), and as my one self-styled "Lunix-Geek" friend (now in the UK) has only briefly battled the xserver-xorg beasts, I'm coming here to see if anyone knows something else I could do besides bite the bullet, say goodby to my accumulated goodies, and reinstall Ubuntu.

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[code]....

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