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    ubuntu widescreen on go 7600 a8jm

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by gusto5, Sep 2, 2006.

  1. gusto5

    gusto5 Notebook Deity

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    hello,

    ive been around the ubuntuforums but i cant seem to find a solution for widescreen settings on a nvidia go 7600 from the a8jm asus notebook.

    anyone got leads?
     
    gusto5, Sep 2, 2006
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  2. gotgenes

    gotgenes Notebook Guru

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    Could you describe your problem more? Is your screen not displaying in native resolution?
     
    gotgenes, Sep 3, 2006
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  3. gusto5

    gusto5 Notebook Deity

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    never mind, i went and added the custom widescreen resolution values into my xorg.conf
     
    gusto5, Sep 3, 2006
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    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    I guess it's too late to mention that the linux nVidia drivers now ship with a commandline utility to update your X config? Have a look at the man page for nvidia-xconfig for details.
     
    TedJ, Sep 3, 2006
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