i had similar problems, 
it might be unrelated but for me
putting  the HorizSync and VertRefresh
in the xorg.conf file seemed to force
more resolution choices to be accepted. 
ie:
Section "Monitor"
<skip stuff>
    HorizSync       30.0 - 110.0
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 150.0
EndSection

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[Hardy] After upgrade today can't detect screen size
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214165
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