Ubuntu Eee: Screen and Graphics, the root of all evil.

Truly is. John Ramvi once mentioned the title on a comment to my previous post. It was indeed. I just finished installing Ubuntu Eee for the 6th time. And this time, I did not even think of opening the Screen and Graphics.

With my previous installations, I always had to fix the screen resolution after the next restart. Why? Because the first time the system boot up, I used to take a look at the Screen and Graphics to check the available resolutions, then back up the xorg.conf. Just in case I might need it. Then the next boot, I always see a warning dialog box saying something like “Ubuntu Eee is running at a very low resolution.”

I just realized it now.

So to get away from opening the Screen and Graphics again in this (hopefully) last installation, I removed the Screen and Graphic shortcut from the Applications > Other menu, right after the first time it boot up.

So far, I have not experience low resolution issue again. Even after installing ubuntu-eee-script, etc. etc. (I was unable to install 915resolution though, because of some conflicts with existing driver.)

xserver-xorg-video-intel conflicts with 915resolution

I don’t mind this yet since I still have the 800×480 screen resolution.

This is a lesson learned for me and I thought you might learn from it too so I’m sharing it.

Here’s the default xorg.conf in Ubuntu Eee 8.04 (untouched)

xorg.conf

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "vmmouse"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection


Related posts:

1. Ubuntu Eee Update: Screen Resolution problem, Resolved.
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3. Ubuntu Eee 8.04: Still no Wi-Fi
4. How To: Apt Configuration Behind Proxy on eeeXubuntu
5. Ubuntu Eee 8.04 Beta (Hardy Heron): My verdict.

Last updated: November 7, 2008 |

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