how can i get widescren display on my new Dell 3010?

[Ed Greshko]

On 12/13/2012 08:35 AM, Gary Kline wrote:
>> Did you post the output from the "working" system?
>> > 
>> > In the output the line
>> > 
>> > 1920x1080 60.0*+
>> > 
>> > Indicates by * that this is the current mode and by the + indicates that the preferred mode of the attached monitor is 1920x1080.
>> > 
> 	"tao" is my new quad optplex that  refuses to display above
> 	1280x1024.  my "working" system is dubbed "ethos".  it's got
> 	1920x1080 which is what I want own my new computer.  DEspite 
> 	the token that are shown after the lines of resolution, the
> 	output on "tao is only 1280x1024. {for some reason I cannot get 
> 	a ksnapshot of my scrren resolution; I'm missing kio_file.}

That is "strange".  Your system certainly thinks it is driving at 1920x1080.

Does anything happen if you issue the command....

xrandr --output VGA-1 --auto   (you can used this command as the currently running user.  No need for root)


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