where can i find graphic and screen option

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where can i find graphic and screen option

Post by Birlindo »

hello iam new in mint 6 and i didnt find the graphic option which makes me identify my monitor type etc not only resolution . :? cuz my resoliotion is only 650 after i defined my hard ware driver of my vga , help pls ....
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Fornhamfred
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Re: where can i find graphic and screen option

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Hi

Go to Menu, Control Centre, Hardware then screen resolution. This allows you to detect the monitor and set the resolution.
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Re: where can i find graphic and screen option

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sorry it didnt in mint elyassa 5 there where 2 things one is graphic and monitor resoliotion here this only monitor resolution .... help pls :cry:
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Re: where can i find graphic and screen option

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Hi

Had a look in my version of Elyssa and Felicia and both are the same. It may help if you tell us what your graphics card is and what monitor you are trying to detect.
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Re: where can i find graphic and screen option

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my card is navidia g force fx 5200 (256)mb

and monitor

samsung 151 bm (sync master)
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