cannot change screen resolution from 640 x480

[Ronald R. Wemple]

Binary package hint: gnome-system-monitor

there is only one choice for screen resolution, i,e, 640x480
I am using Ubuntu 8.10 It was installed from a dvd disc that came with the book.
A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux. The Linux is on a hard drive with no other operating system. If I do a live install on a computer with Windows XP on the hard drive the desktop comes up with 1280 x 840 resolution

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-system-monitor
Package: gnome-system-monitor 2.24.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-system-monitor
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

[Arnaud699201 (arnaud-tuffery)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and make ubuntu better

For the screen resolution, did you install the driver of your graphic card?

If not install the driver and if it does not fix, edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf and put
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" between Section "Screen" and EndSection

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi rwemple,

Thanks for including the attached files. Could you also include your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (or Xorg.0.log.old) from after reproducing the issue?

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[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.