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Installing Display driver with Linux Mint ?

  • 29-11-2009 03:27PM
    #1
    cable842
    Closed Accounts Posts: 745 ✭✭✭


    Every time I turn on my laptop the screen starts up as 14inch screen when the laptop itself is a 15 inch screen.

    Im guessing that its a driver problem and I need to install the driver for it.

    How do I install the display driver using linux mint. I have downloaded the driver the the toshiba laptop Im not sure where to go next


Comments

  • #2
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    Type Hardware Drivers into the menu and see what comes up.

    Select the latest driver version and click activate, it'll download and install the driver, then restart laptop.

    ATI or nVidia? It's possible there's problems with the laptop or graphics card itself and just isn't supported, search on ubuntu or mint forums and see if others have trouble.


  • #3
    cable842
    Closed Accounts Posts: 745 ✭✭✭cable842


    I typed that in and hardware comes up but noting is coming up on it at all


  • #4
    Galen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Galen


    Who is you graphics chip maker, nVidia, ATI, Intel?


  • #5
    cable842
    Closed Accounts Posts: 745 ✭✭✭cable842


    its not the drivers for the display thats the problem its something else I will post up a picture of the problem the next time the problem happens. it happens most times I turn on the laptop


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