Stuck in 640x480 on upgrade

[Michael Nowag]

Alex Mandel wrote:

> We'll see if the attachments come through.
>
>
> Michael Nowag wrote:
>
>> Alex Mandel wrote:
>>
>>> I just did the upgrade from warty to hoary following the 
>>> instructions on
>>> the web http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/HoaryUpgradeNotes
>>> Everything went fine, and I rebooted and the xserver seemed to work 
>>> so I skipped the part about reconfiguring the xserver.
>>>
>>> Upon shutdown and startup the next day I'm stuck with only one 
>>> resolution 640x480 60 Hz(was 1024x768 80Hz prev.). So I ran sudo 
>>> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and it ever setting seems fine so 
>>> reboot and I still have no other options for my resolution in the 
>>> (System->Pref->Resolution, on the default Gnome).
>>>
>>> What happened, it was working and isn't now and I'll I did was a 
>>> shutdown?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>
>> plz post your xorg config file and error log!
>>
try adding the following two lines in your config file(Section "Monitor"):
    HorizSync   31.5 - 48.5 [consult your monitor manual/specs for the 
correct frequencies; but those two should do for now]
    VertRefresh 50-70