Difference between revisions of "Laptop Graphics"

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* Understanding Notebook Video - How to Choose the Proper Display on a Notebook

How to fix the 3 part screen in Dell Inspiron 8000 series in Hardy: This is also useful as a start point for similar problems with other laptops.	Open the terminal Run sudo displayconfig-gtk Select the correct model for Screen 1 (usually the system manufacturer + native resolution) Set the resolution to the monitor's native resolution Click the OK button Log out Press Ctrl + Alt + F1 to switch to a virtual terminal Run sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf Find the Virtual line under Section "Screen" Change the virtual resolution to the native resolution Press Ctrl + O to save, and Ctrl + X to exit. Run sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart to restart GDM

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