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

[Marko Vojinovic]

On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:11:12 -0800 Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
> 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?]

Nothing should be displayed on the terminal, but the resolution on the
monitor connected to tao should switch to 1920x1080.

It is very unusual that xrandr reports a 1920x1080 resolution, if
something else is being used. How do you know that the actual resolution
is 1280x1024?

Also, post the output of "lspci | grep VGA", to find out which graphics
hardware you are using.

HTH, :-)
Marko