[Discuss] Kubuntu == display quit working

[pw]

Hello,

Have you tried....

 From the menu select:

Applications>Settings>System Settings

Open the 'Display and Monitor'  icon to configure displays.


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On 09/06/2015 07:29 PM, Murray Strome wrote:
> I really hate it when this happens (which does so every once in a
> while)!  After the last reboot, my display came up in very low
> resolution. It looks as if it is no longer properly detecting my video
> card/monitor, or the drivers have gotten clobbered. I tried to switch
> drivers, after which it doesn't work at all!
>
> Now when I reboot, the monitor says:
>       DSUB
> OUT OF RANGE
>     75.6KHz - 60Hz
>
> I can boot into recovery mode and check disks, etc. (it says everything
> is OK), and can get into console mode but I don't know what to do next
> to repair the display system.
> I tried a live DVD of Kubuntu 15.10, and the resolution is bad there as
> well.
>
> There does not seem to be much point in doing a fresh install if the
> live DVD doesn't work properly!  Is there anything I should check in the
> EFI/BIOS?  There is not much room for an external video card if there is
> something wrong with the on-board video. Perhaps I could try installing
> a different driver, but would not know what to look for.
> Any suggestions would be most helpful.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Murray
>
>
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