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That is basically the concept of virtual desktop size, which gives greater desk space on lower resolutions. Have you reconfigured the settings after uploading the file? The settings which I saw shouldnt give a virtual desktop size at 1024x768.

Regarding the RPM thing, Ubuntu doesn't use RPM's natively, so you would have to convert it to a debian package to use it. Instead, get the tar.gz file from here and follow the instructions.
 
Here's the new xorg.confOnly slight changes in horizsync n vertrefresh as u said,[codebox]# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)## This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using# values from the debconf database.## Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)## This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg# package.## If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated# again, run the following commands:##   cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom#   sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorgSection "Files" FontPath "unix/:7100"   # local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"        # paths to defoma fonts FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"EndSectionSection "Module" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "type1" Load "vbe"EndSectionSection "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver  "keyboard" Option  "CoreKeyboard" Option  "XkbRules" "xorg" Option  "XkbModel" "pc104" Option  "XkbLayout" "us"EndSectionSection "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver  "mouse" Option  "CorePointer" Option  "Device"  "/dev/input/mice" Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2" Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"EndSectionSection "Device" Identifier "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device" Driver  "i810" BusID  "PCI:0:2:0"EndSectionSection "Monitor" Identifier "StudioWorks" Option  "DPMS" HorizSync 30-64 VertRefresh 50-100EndSectionSection "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device  "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device" Monitor  "StudioWorks" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display"  Depth  1  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  4  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  8  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  15  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  16  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  24  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSectionEndSectionSection "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen  "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse"EndSectionSection "DRI" Mode 0666EndSection[/codebox]But even now there was Virtual whatever at 1024x768, the 800x600 desktop was not upto the mark n it was before also with the old xorg file.Sum1 told me to try modeline.[codebox]# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)## This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using# values from the debconf database.## Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)## This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg# package.## If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated# again, run the following commands:##   cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom#   sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorgSection "Files" FontPath "unix/:7100"   # local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"        # paths to defoma fonts FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"EndSectionSection "Module" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "type1" Load "vbe"EndSectionSection "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver  "keyboard" Option  "CoreKeyboard" Option  "XkbRules" "xorg" Option  "XkbModel" "pc104" Option  "XkbLayout" "us"EndSectionSection "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver  "mouse" Option  "CorePointer" Option  "Device"  "/dev/input/mice" Option  "Protocol"  "ImPS/2" Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option  "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"EndSectionSection "Device" Identifier "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device" Driver  "i810" BusID  "PCI:0:2:0"EndSectionSection "Monitor" Identifier "StudioWorks" Option  "DPMS" HorizSync 30-64 VertRefresh 50-100 Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 #60Hz Modeline "800x600" 40 800 848 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync Modeline "1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsyncEndSectionSection "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device  "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device" Monitor  "StudioWorks" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display"  Depth  1  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  4  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  8  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  15  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  16  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display"  Depth  24  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "720x450" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSectionEndSectionSection "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen  "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse"EndSectionSection "DRI" Mode 0666EndSection[/codebox]Now the desktop is better n the 800x600 view is perfect. Al though Ive changed refresh rates (both H & V) still there is slight flickering left.Now do I need to modify the modeline somewhat to make it work.... ne comments???!!Also sum guy at ubuntu forums tells me that my monitor is outdated thats why this is happening.... but then why do all flavors of windows allow me to go upto 1024x768?
 
ujjwal regarding the drivers of my chipset.... i downloaded them frm where u told me.
This is what I get at the terminal when I issue the command
http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot2ey.png

N heres the directory Drivers on my desktop where I had extracted the two files in the archive. Now when I ran "sh build-i810.sh" at the terminal... it showed whatever there is in the first screenshot. Another directory "XFree3.3.6" was created in the Drivers folders which u can c in the 2nd screenshot.
http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot19tv.png

Am I issuing the command correctly or not??!
What error is it giving n which File do I need to patch??

Also can sumthing b done about those giant icons??
 
Another thing...
I mounted two FAT32 partitions on Ubuntu in /mnt by using the command
sudo mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/C/ -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000[/b]
AND
Code: 
sudo mount /dev/hda6 /mnt/E/ -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000
I also added this to /etc/fstab
Code: 
/dev/hda1       /mnt/C  vfat    iocharset=utf8,umask=000   0       0
AND
Code: 
/dev/hda6       /mnt/E  vfat    iocharset=utf8,umask=000   0       0
so that they would auto-mount on boot.

But now since I've mounted these partitions with read/write permissions, why can't I copy files frm Ubuntu to some directories? These directories have a lock on them.
Here's a screenshot :
http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot1gm.png
How do I remove these locks??
When I right click on any file/folder with or without the lock and select Properties and go to Permissions, it says "You are not the owner, so you can't change these permissions."
Why??

N heres what I get while spoofing MAC
Code: 
rahul@uthfull:~$ sudo ifconfig eth0 hw class 00:00:00:00:00:00Usage:  ifconfig [-a] [-v] [-s]  [[] ]  [add [/]]  [del [/]]  [[-]broadcast []]  [[-]pointopoint []]  [netmask ]  [dstaddr ]  [tunnel ]  [outfill ] [keepalive ]  [hw  ]  [metric ]  [mtu ]  [[-]trailers]  [[-]arp]  [[-]allmulti]  [multicast]  [[-]promisc]  [mem_start ]  [io_addr ]  [irq ]  [media ]  [txqueuelen ]  [[-]dynamic]  [up|down] ...  =Hardware Type.  List of possible hardware types:    loop (Local Loopback) slip (Serial Line IP) cslip (VJ Serial Line IP)    slip6 (6-bit Serial Line IP) cslip6 (VJ 6-bit Serial Line IP) adaptive (Adaptive Serial Line IP)    strip (Metricom Starmode IP) ash (Ash) ether (Ethernet)    tr (16/4 Mbps Token Ring) tr (16/4 Mbps Token Ring (New)) ax25 (AMPR AX.25)    netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) rose (AMPR ROSE) tunnel (IPIP Tunnel)    ppp (Point-to-Point Protocol) hdlc ((Cisco)-HDLC) lapb (LAPB)    arcnet (ARCnet) dlci (Frame Relay DLCI) frad (Frame Relay Access Device)    sit (IPv6-in-IPv4) fddi (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) hippi (HIPPI)    irda (IrLAP) ec (Econet) x25 (generic X.25)    eui64 (Generic EUI-64)  =Address family. Default: inet  List of possible address families:    unix (UNIX Domain) inet (DARPA Internet) inet6 (IPv6)    ax25 (AMPR AX.25) netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) rose (AMPR ROSE)    ipx (Novell IPX) ddp (Appletalk DDP) ec (Econet)    ash (Ash) x25 (CCITT X.25)
 
Sorry, I gave the wrong file, it seems intel only provides the graphics driver as an RPM file, so you would have to convert it using a tool called alien package converter ...

But I would not recommend using those drivers, they are compiled for an older kernel and distribution. The ones provided by your distro are more likely to be updated and stable. From what I checked, the drivers for i810 provided with X.org support 3d acceleration using X DRI, so you need not update them for that.

About the flickering, are you sure your card supports 100hz refresh rate at 800x600? It would perhaps be better to change VertRefresh to 50-75, as most humans anyway can't distinguish from 75hz and above.

And yes, I made a mistake about the MAC address as well, replace "hw class" with "hw ether". I am quoting wikipedia

Under Linux, the MAC address of a Network Interface Card (NIC) can be changed by doing the following: (You must be root in order for this to work)

    /etc/init.d/networking stop
    ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:01:02:03:04:08
    /etc/init.d/networking start
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It is possible that ubuntu does not use init.d/ daemons, in which case you will have to shutdown the network manually.
 

i got linspire today it is better distro which matches xp
 
It does match XP..... but then again it behaves like another XP.... I wanted sumthing different. Right now I'm sticking to Ubuntu. When breezy is released I'll switch over to Kubuntu.
 
One more thing.....ujjwal... thanks MAC faking is workin perfect.I need to know another thing.How do I revert back to my original MAC.... if I need to ??Also .... cud sum1 go thru the last few posts of mine and answer the remaining queries?
 

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