Go here, get the blob: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx Download to your home directory. Enable f-lock, Hit Ctrl-Alt-F1, login, "sudo service lightdm stop" to kill the desktop, "sudo sh `ls ati*`", walk through it, reboot. After reboot just go into system/properties in the ATI application and configure the display like windoze there. Google "ati driver linux install" for more detail. You can make packages as well that are more apt-friendly to update, but not sure mint is supported like ubuntu. -mb On 12/01/2011 11:02 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > lspci says this about the video: > 00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 9804 > > 'X.org video driver' is the only information I can find about the video > driver > > > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Michael Butash > wrote: > > Drivers probably aren't working right and probing the right > resolutions from the display. Check your drivers in > /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log. What kind of video is > it? If ati/nvidia, you'll want to install the proprietary blob > drivers to get any level of performance and features. > > -mb > > > > On 11/30/2011 08:44 PM, James Mcphee wrote: > > xrandr --auto ? > > On Nov 30, 2011 8:37 PM, "Michael Havens" > >> wrote: > > I was playing a game and after I closed the game the screen was > stretched. I tried 'system settings' but it was too basic. I > googled > 'linux mint 12 screen stretch' But that didn't tell me anything... > > Then I figured I would restart it and see if that would fix > it and > it did. Any idea how I can fix it without the restart? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.__phoenix.az.us > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.__us/mailman/listinfo/plug-__discuss > > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.__phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.__us/mailman/listinfo/plug-__discuss > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.__phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.__us/mailman/listinfo/plug-__discuss > > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss