[wellylug] Dealing with low resolution in Ubuntu
Jonathan Harker
jon at jon.geek.nz
Wed Jun 25 14:16:52 NZST 2008
John Durham wrote:
> That was more revealing. The response was:
> Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
> Desktop environment Xfce
> Graphics chip: Multimedia Bundle Inc Unknown device 9711
> Driver in use: vesa
> Rendering method AIGLX
>
> Checking if it's possible to run compiz on your system [skip]
> Checking for hardware/setup problems [skip]
>
> At least one check had to be skipped; vesa driver in use
>
> Would you like to know more? Y
> The vesa driver is not capable of running Compiz. You need to install
> the proper driver for your graphics card.
> Check if there's an alternate proprietary driver available? Y/N
>
> After acknowledging that a box appears headed:"No proprietary drivers
> are in use on this system" The box is blank (empty).
>
> Does this give you a clearer picture of what's needed?
What does lspci tell you? Type the following:
lspci
and paste the output
Cheers,
J
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