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

[Gary Kline]

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 08:45:03AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> 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)
> 

pts/5 17:02 <ethos> [4690] ssh -X tao
kline at tao's password: 
Last login: Wed Dec 12 16:48:19 2012
pts/8 17:03 <tao> [4662] xrandr --output VGA-1 --auto
pts/8 17:04 <tao> [4663]                        


	strange:  ==nothing==.  what Should be displayed?  [if anything?]

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