Thread: xrandr won't let me increase screen resolution

hello!

have been arguing acer aspire 1 laptop since bought in terms of screen resolution , have never been able solve problem, although seem getting close. updated 10.04 (the netbook remix).

have been following instructions how fix here. result this:

code:

liz@pippin:~$ cvt 1366 768 # 1368x768 59.88 hz (cvt) hsync: 47.79 khz; pclk: 85.25 mhz modeline "1368x768_60.00"   85.25  1368 1440 1576 1784  768 771 781 798 -hsync +vsync liz@pippin:~$ xrandr -q screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768 default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm    1024x768       61.0*  liz@pippin:~$ sudo xrandr --newmode "1368x768_60.00"   85.25  1368 1440 1576 1784  768 771 781 798 -hsync +vsync liz@pippin:~$ xrandr screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768 default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm    1024x768       61.0*    1368x768_60.00 (0x64)   85.0mhz         h: width  1368 start 1440 end 1576 total 1784 skew    0 clock   47.6khz         v: height  768 start  771 end  781 total  798           clock   59.7hz liz@pippin:~$ xrandr --addmode default 1368x768_60.00 liz@pippin:~$ xrandr --output default --mode 1368x768_60.00 xrandr: screen cannot larger 1024x768 (desired size 1368x768)

does know how change available screen resolutions? i'd love able use linux on netbook!

thanks!

which model of aspire 1 it? there number of models under "aspire one" name.

might place start:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/aspireone/ao751h

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