Unable to switch display to 1023X768 after installation and loading of ubuntu

[jaybuddhika]

Binary package hint: xorg

i am unable to switch display to 1023X768 after and during installation and loading of ubuntu 8.04/8.10 and Xubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 on my IBM Thinkpad R30 the graphic card used is an Trident CyberBlade Ai1 with 8 MB video memory. The cause for this is Xorg hasn't detected my graphic card or ubuntu doesn't have the required drivers in the installation CD. This has prevent the distribution and installation of ubuntu in many of the laptops used in the country (Sri-lanka) as those who have come forward to embrace the os have been formerly Windows XP users. Where as Windows XP supports this graphic card thus making the the customers who are interested in Ubuntu switch back to Windows OS.

I hope the people at Canonical gives a sound thought to this bug as it prevents potential users from embracing the Ubuntu Operating System

[Matthew Copple (mcopple)]

Your card should be supported. Here are a couple of Ubuntu forums threads that you may want to consult:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=763964&highlight=trident+cyberblade (these instructions should work for 8.04 and 8.10)

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=806835

If this works, please let us know by posting a comment.

If you are still unable to configure the card, please upload your xorg.conf as well as any error messages you are seeing on the console.

[Caroline Ford (secretlondon)]

I suspect this is the trident resolution bug which means people only get 800x600. see bug #185440.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.