Laptop Graphics

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Graphics Resource Links for Laptops:

* 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


How to fix the graphic issues (blanking screen in Dell Inspiron 1100 series in Lucid Lynx (10.04): This is also useful as a start point for similar problems with other laptops with the intel 845/855GM graphics cards.

  • Download this file Media:dell-fix.pdf
  • rename it to dell-fix.sh
  • make it executable by running chmod +x dell-fix.sh (make sure you are in the same directory as you downloaded it to).
  • run it as sudo bash dell-fix.sh

Note the latest version of 10.04 contains this fix built in

if uname -r returns

2.6.37-graphics2+12-generic

you do not need to install this fix