Also while you are looking at the conf file make sure it is not using the VGA driver Driver "vga" If this is the case then your video card driver hasnt installed properly Matt <div> On 9/20/06, Kevin C. Smith <<a href="mailto:kevin@linuxsmith.com">kevin@linuxsmith.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> > My original install of Ubuntu set itself at a default screen > resolution of 640 X 480. > The preferences panel has no other resolution offered . > How can I remedy this? I usually run at 1024 x 768. > thanks > edit the xorg.conf file adding the resolutions your system supports. sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf Look for "Modes" Mine looks like this: Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" I had to add all but "1280x1024", which was added during the install. If this doesn't work right off, you will likely have to create some "Modelines" which is more complicated. Google is your friend here, since someone likely has already done this on a system similar to yours. You may also want to change your DefaultDepth to 24 if it isn't already. -- Kevin C. Smith -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> -- Matt Vapor Regional Student's Association President Murdoch Guild of Students - Regional Representative National Union of Students Delegate Murdoch University Dixon Rd Rockingham, 6168 WA Web: <a href="http://www.regionalstudents.org/">http://www.regionalstudents.org/</a> Phone: +61 08 9553 7016 Fax: +61 08 9553 7045 Mobile: +61 0431 850 664 Email: <a href="mailto:matt.vapor@gmail.com">matt.vapor@gmail.com</a> MSN Messenger: <a href="mailto:matt.vapor@hotmail.com">matt.vapor@hotmail.com</a> Google Talk: <a href="mailto:matt.vapor@gmail.com">matt.vapor@gmail.com</a> AIM: mattvapor ICQ: 301634640 Yahoo Messenger: matt.vapor Skype: matt.vapor