Desktop smaller then monitor

[trovador]

Hi, at first sorry for my english, so I've just installed lxde, let me call "lite version", for Ubuntu Gnome 8.10 I've an old notebook, and everything is ok, but I've a problem with the desktop, it is smaller than the monitor, I've a monitor of 14 inches and the desktop is only 11 inches.
I can't modify the resolution of the monitor because there isn't the grafic menu.
If the matter is clear do you have any idea to solve it ?
If you need i'll give you some more details.
Thank you.

[maces]

Hi

Press ALT+F2 and a Run-Dialog will appear. Type in "lxrandr" and a configuration tool tool will appear. Be sure to have lxrandr installed! If not open a terminal and install lxrandr by

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apt-get install lxrandr

If this doesn't work please type in the terminal

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cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Modes

and post the result here.

maces

[trovador]

Hi maces,
I solved it I explain to you, the problem was the xorg.file.
But in this post I find the solution

http://www.uluga.ubuntuforums.org/showp ... stcount=48

Thank you

[edward]

I once tried the "alternate" installation of Ubuntu 8.04 using GNOME and had a video problem, the resolution was limited to 800x600 and could not be changed. Yet when I used the main LiveCD of the same distro to run from the CD drive, the resolution was 1024x768 and could be changed... It was an Ubuntu problem.

[archibald haddock]

Other option for you would be to enable LCD Strech in the Laptop. Many old Laptops have this option.