Adding Driver "nv" to the device section of xorg.conf and Ctrl-Alt-Bksp did the trick and I'm now logged in to the live CD at 1280x1024 so it's definitely the autodetection.
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => xorg -- [Hardy] NVIDIA cards using vesa driver and low screen resolutions on livecd https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173418 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
