YRESO= 1024 # We can also set the pixel mode. # 915resolution default # find free modes by /usr/sbin/915resolution -l # and set it to MODE or set to 'MODE=auto' # With 'auto' detection, the panel-size will be fetched from the VBE # BIOS if possible and the highest-numbered mode in each bit-depth # will be overwritten with the detected panel-size. Ok, then I need to explicitly ask for it by modifying this file, to look like this: Seems like I do not have 1280×1024 as one of the supported modes. Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.2 Intel 800 / 900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.2 So here we go… Checking what graphic (video) my new nc2400 has: It took me quite some time, but I DID GET IT WORKING! And just want to share with everybody what I came with, since none of the Ubuntu forums, and none of what Google (with their new Web 2.0) told me did NOT work. So it was a fun time experimenting with "nfig". And of course one of majors problems with Ubuntu Feisty (as with most Linux distros) it does not have any tooling to deal with dual (laptop/LCD) monitors. Well, in my case I had to get up to speed very quickly myself. I talked to the company people, they did not mind, which was great! The only problem is, when you get a new Windows XP laptop (upgrade), there are certain people that set it up for you, and you just pick it up and go to the client. So I decided to change my course a little, and use Ubuntu on a company laptop (instead of XP). So my lucky upgrade day was yesterday, and my friend Dell D400 was upgraded to HP nc2400. One of the good things about being in a big consulting company is that you get these "once every one/two years" laptop upgrades.
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