Contents 

  1.  Recommended requirements 
  2.  Downloading Ubuntu 
  3.  Checking and burning *.iso CD 
  4.  Install Windows XP from scratch 
  5.  Install Ubuntu (Live Desktop CD) 
  6.  Incorrect screen resolutions 
  7.  To-do list 
  8.  Enable multimedia in Feisty 
  9.  Graphical GRUB editor 

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category:Ubuntu
version:Feisty 7.04
topic:operating systems
author (s):renaissance
written:Aug 2007
revised:...
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 6. Incorrect screen resolutions 

When running Ubuntu for the very first time and you don't notice any monitor problems. Then you can skip to the next chapter!

However for those of you who experience incorrect screen resolutions at this point follow me. Open up the program Terminal by doing this.
Applications> Accessories> Terminal
Then copy and paste the following command lines and run them individually. Then select your monitors maximum resolution when asked.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg


Fix refresh rate:

After that you should have proper resolutions in Ubuntu. If you're happy with the results then move on to the next chapter. However if you also want to correct the monitor frequency then stay.

Using my own monitor as an example will show you how I went about with this procedure. I have a HP vs17e monitor. So I searched for it in Google and found this specification page.
link

Then I looked for something that looks like this, your monitor manufacturer might use other words to describe the same thing. If in doubt ask in the Ubuntu forums! 

Horizontal scan rates:		56-76 Hz vertical, 30-81 kHz horizontal

And then copy and paste this command line into Terminal.

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Find this section in the text file and insert your manufacturer's correct frequency data into the highlighted part. 

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-81
VertRefresh 56-76
EndSection

Now you should be done fixing your basic monitor problems.
There's more advanced stuff you can do with these processes if you need to do so then ask in the Ubuntu forums. My experience is limited in this area.



Fix keyboard:

One last thing messing with the xorg file always screws up my keyboard into some other language setting. Do the following to remedy that.
System> Preferences> Keyboard> Layouts