Resolution Issues

[hasek522]

I have a view sonic E90f monitor and for the last few days have really been fighting trying to get ubuntu to display correctly. I have continously tried to set the monitor up and select the correct resolution but it always reverts back to plug and play with the default resolution. I have no idea what to do.

[JagDragon]

Edit the xorg.conf file and add the desired resolutions to the "Screen" section. To edit the file, type

gksu gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

In the file, you will find different "Sections". Find the part that looks like this:

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Defaultdepth	24
EndSection

And add a subsection of "Display" and edit it accordingly. You should end up with something like this:

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Defaultdepth	24'
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport  0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes     "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Save the file and exit. After that, to restart X, run

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart