Help with resolutions

**stratocast3r** · 11-03-2005

Hello. I just changed from SuSE to Ubuntu. When I was installing Ubuntu it asked me what resolutions do I want to use. I accidently choosed 1024x768 and all the smaller ones below it. Now I can't change to a bigger resolution than 1024x768. Is there anyway I could fix this?

**Vergil83** · 11-03-2005

I am sure there is some special ubuntu way, but I would just edit the

Code:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

file and add those resolutions you want

**stratocast3r** · 11-03-2005

Originally Posted by Vergil83

I am sure there is some special ubuntu way, but I would just edit the

Code:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

file and add those resolutions you want

It only lets me read the xorg.conf. And doesn't let me change the rights of the file so that I could edit it. How can I edit it?

Or if somebody knows a special ubuntu way I would be thankful.

**Vergil83** · 11-03-2005

you have to be root
http://ubuntuguide.org/#switchtoroot

**vamshi_krishna** · 11-04-2005

I think in ubuntu ..you can use sudo for root privilages try

Code:

sudo <command>

when you want to edit it with nano try this

Code:

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

**stratocast3r** · 11-04-2005

Thanks guys, I got some bigger resolutions but didn't get 1152x864 which is the resolution I'd like to use. Does anybody have that resolution on Ubuntu? Now using 1280x1024 which is pretty good but the text on most websites is too small.

**ericrun** · 11-04-2005

You might be able to tell your browser to increase the text size. Possibly Control++ (that is the Control and Plus key simultaneously).

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