Resolution While Docked

I running Feisty on my R60 for which I have a dock. Attached to the dock I have a 20" Dell monitor running at 1600x1200. If I am using Feisty the highest screen resolution option I have is 1400x1050. The image looks fine because it does not fill the screen, but I would obviously prefer to have it run at 1600x1200. Is there a way to make this happen. Any help muchp appreciated.

 

Ugh, I hate poking around in the .xorg file. My knowledge in this area may be incomplete (read: disclaimer), but open up a terminal anyway and type:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Your X server text configuration file will open up. It lists the settings of all the input devices that your laptop uses with the X server; touchpads, keyboards, and of course monitors. Everyone's xorg file is different based on hardware, but try finding the section for your external monitor and changing the resolution to the one you want. Restart X server with ctrl+alt+backspace and your resolution should be OK.

If you are unsure of what to change or anything, post up your entire xorg file for us to look at.

If your X server fails to start and you are left with the command line (which is unlikely), have no fear! Type the command "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" to reconfigure your xorg file and recover it.

 

It will depend a lot on what graphics controller you have. It's also a bit complicated. This wiki on installing Ubuntu on an R60e, has an explanation on how they accomplished it here. The caveat is that the graphics controller is the Intel one. If you're using an ATI controller, your solution will likely be different..

Good Luck..

 

Yay, I have the Intel card. Thanks for the tip. We'll see how it goes.