Thanks for alerting me to the existence of the ddcprobe command. I found it in the xresprobe package.
Andreas had better luck than I. Admittedly, my Dell 2405 FPW is connected through a KVM switch. I will take out the switch and report back whether the results are any different. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo ddcprobe vbe: VESA 3.0 detected. oem: NVIDIA vendor: NVIDIA Corporation product: NV36 Board - p191-4n Chip Rev memory: 262144kb mode: 640x400x256 mode: 640x480x256 mode: 800x600x16 mode: 800x600x256 mode: 1024x768x16 mode: 1024x768x256 mode: 1280x1024x16 mode: 1280x1024x256 mode: 320x200x64k mode: 320x200x16m mode: 640x480x64k mode: 640x480x16m mode: 800x600x64k mode: 800x600x16m mode: 1024x768x64k mode: 1024x768x16m mode: 1280x1024x64k mode: 1280x1024x16m edid: edidfail [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- Please include Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor in hardware database https://launchpad.net/bugs/43276 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs