In big rush, but here is a copy of a chat that solved my screen res problem
I hope it helps. Andrew Drapper [13:53:14] Joel Drapper: cic? [13:53:40] White Boy: Sure. Just getting headset [13:53:45] Joel Drapper: ok [13:54:38] Joel Drapper: By the way, do you know how to force a screen resolution in ubuntu? [13:54:59] White Boy: Yes. It's under System > Preferences > Monitors I think [13:55:12] Joel Drapper: You can't force a speciffic resolution though. [13:55:23] Joel Drapper: My dad has an old monitor that is 1280 x 1024 but it doesn't tell ubuntu what resolution it is because it's old... [13:55:41] White Boy: Right [13:58:10] White Boy: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1437980 [13:59:41] White Boy: sudo Xorg -configure [14:02:00] White Boy: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution [14:02:24] White Boy: xrandr --addmode VGA 1280x1024 [14:03:18] White Boy: Both KDM and GDM have startup scripts that are executed when X is initiated. For GDM, these are in /etc/gdm/ , while for KDM this is done at /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsetup. In either case, you can paste in an xrandr command line string into one of these scripts. For GDM, try putting them right before initctl -q emit login-session-start DISPLAY_MANAGER=gdm in /etc/gdm/Init/Default This process requires root access and mucking around in system config files, but will take effect earlier in the startup process than using .xprofile, and will apply to all users including the login screen. [14:03:32] White Boy: For GDM, try putting them right before initctl -q emit login-session-start DISPLAY_MANAGER=gdm in /etc/gdm/Init/Default [14:04:00] White Boy: /etc/gdm/Init/Default [14:04:37] Joel Drapper: xrandr --addmode VGA 1280x1024 [14:05:20] White Boy: xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1280x1024 [14:13:43] Joel Drapper: Can I call from here then? [14:13:57] White Boy: Sure [14:35:01] White Boy: sudo gedit /etc/gdm/Init/Default [14:37:29] White Boy: xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00" 109.00 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync xrandr --addmode VGA1 "1280x1024_60.00" xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1280x1024 [14:39:22] White Boy: Just to mention, there's a lot of information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution if you ever have this problem again! -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-02-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
