System Monitor Resolution in Karmic

[Steve]

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:14:44 -0000, John Graddy <jwgraddy at valornet.com>  
wrote:

> I have just installed Ubuntu 9.10.  I ran 9.04 for several months.  I
> can't set my monitor resolution to anything higher than 800X600 even
> though is has run at higher resolutions in the past.
>
> When I select system->preferences->display, I get a display that says
> that my monitor is unknown (it is an old KDS Visual Sensations monitor).
> The menu will allow me to set a resolution up to 800X600.  It will also
> let me set the Refresh Rate.  There has to be a simple way to adjust the
> resolution.  Karmic is virtually useless at a resolution of 800X600
> since almost every application attempts to display more characters/line
> than the screen will handle.
>
> John
>
>
A useful guide https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution

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Steve