screen definition

[Michel TATIN]

i can't specify screen 1600x1200

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-77.99~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-77-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sat Sep 8 10:39:44 2018
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.8, 3.16.0-77-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.135, 3.16.0-77-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G84M [GeForce 8600M GT] [10de:0407] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0229]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-07 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20150218.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 1700
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-77-generic root=UUID=83e07ade-7c87-484b-83e9-ef2d5681e758 ro quiet splash
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/14/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A00
dmi.board.name: 0HX767
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA00:bd06/14/2007:svnDellInc.:pnVostro1700:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0HX767:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 1700
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20160425-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.14.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Sat Sep 8 10:37:09 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

From what I can tell the kernel can't decide (or find) any modules to use on the:

  NVIDIA Corporation G84M [GeForce 8600M GT] [10de:0407]

So reassigning to the kernel....

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Oh. Actually Ubuntu 14.04 might be too old for that video card (?)

Please try 18.04:

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?version=18.04.1&architecture=amd64

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