I think that it can be specified in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf DefaultDepth 32 Modes "1024X768" "1280X1024" <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Robert Key <<a href="mailto:rob54321@mighty.co.za">rob54321@mighty.co.za</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hi I boot ubuntu from my usb drive having installed it with usb-creator-gtk. The problem is X is configured to use a mode that my nvidia card does not support. Is there a boot parameter I can use to change X's mode? Thanks, Rob Key -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>