How to set xforcevesa?

Question

I have a OQO I'm converting to Natty.

I have a screen resolution problem on the native LCD screen. I have some indication that xforcevesa will allow the system to get the proper resolution information for my machine.

Where do I put this? What does the syntax look like?

Answer 1

You can put it into /etc/default/grub. To open the file for editing, run

gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub

locate the following line and put xforcevesa between the quotes:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="xforcevesa"

save and exit when done, then run the following for the change to take effect

sudo update-grub