[plug] help needed with Ubuntu screen resolution

[Richard Meyer]

Hi, I need help with Ubuntu on my laptop. I was having problems with
SuSE 10 booting erratically - and it took a loooooonnnnnng time, so I
decided to try something else.

Now this laptop has an LCD screen (big surprise), and
the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file only has modes for 1024x768 (which is
correct), but Ubuntu come up in 800x600, and the Ubuntu Gnome desktop
offers me the marvellous choice of 800x600 or 640x480 - Where can I
change this stupid behaviour?  (when I installed Ubuntu on a desktop
machine, I was offered the choice of setting the desktop resolution, but
for some reason I don't get it on the lappy)

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Richard Meyer <meyerri at westnet.com.au>
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