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Ok my screen resolution is stuck at 800x600. I'm trying ubuntu on my Inspiron 1720 laptop.

How can I get a higher resolution?

I tried ubuntu on my desktop many moons ago, and now giving it another shot.

I hope this is an easy fix?

Thanks!

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Take a look at this post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83973

It lists a step by step guide as well as how to troubleshoot problems (down at the bottom.)

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the bottom of the 1st page? Mine doesnt' even have that config file. – user27449 May 3 '10 at 18:39
You don't have an xorg configuration? Try searching your system for it. Without a configuration, you wouldn't be seeing anything. – James Watt May 3 '10 at 23:30
when I type sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg it asks for my pwd, then does nothing? – user27449 May 4 '10 at 4:06
Did you double check to make sure that you video card driver was automatically discovered and installed? – James Watt May 4 '10 at 10:09
James, not sure how to do that? If the resolution is so poor, doesn't that mean it wasn't discovered? :) – user27449 May 5 '10 at 19:57
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Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't come with a xorg.conf file. As I found out with my old computer. Guess we are going to have to wait until a proper solution is found. :(

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