More than year ago I tried to use Ubuntu but I had to give up due to issue with setting resolution and refresh rate. I described problem, looked for solution and then asked here on the forum for help and came back to Windows as nobody was able to solve the problem.
You can find my old thread about the issue here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1744267.
Now, after more than a year I have installed Ubuntu and I can't set default resolution and refresh rate of my screen again (I still have the same hardware - GeForce 430 GT, Acer AL1916). I'm really amazed that such a important issue like this haven't been fixed for a year or more.
I have tried to do same things I did last time when I tried to fix the issue. Except that I have done following:cvt 1280 1024 75
# 1280x1024 74.90 Hz (CVT 1.31M4) hsync: 80.30 kHz; pclk: 138.75 MHz
Modeline "1280x1024_75.00" 138.75 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1027 1034 1072 -hsync +vsync
xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1024x768 50.0*
800x600 51.0 52.0 53.0
680x384 54.0 55.0
640x480 56.0
512x384 57.0
400x300 58.0
320x240 59.0
xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_75.00" 138.75 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1027 1034 1072 -hsync +vsync
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
xrandr --addmode default 1280x1024_75.00
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
xrandr --output default --mode 1280x1024_75.00
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1024x768 (desired size 1280x1024)
jot@Desktop-AMD:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
jot@Desktop-AMD:~$ xrandr --output default --mode 1280x1024_75.00
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed
I'm asking for help again but I'll be surprised if someone is able to help me with solving that problem here. I'll probably have to get used to this crappy resolution as coming back to Windows is out of question.
Are there any places except this forum and Ubuntu IRC where I may report the issue to developers and ask for sufficient help?
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