Stuck at resolution 800x600 on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007

[Dr Frankenstein]

Binary package hint: x11-xserver-utils

/etc/X11/xorg.conf cannot be tweaked as it does not exist.
Emulated video card is S3 Trio 32/64 PCI with 8 Mb Video RAM

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg returns without displaying anything.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxCommand: xrandr
CheckboxData: This system supports screen resolutions larger than 800x600. 1024x768, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200 should work fine.
CheckboxDescription:
 Les écrans et les modes vidéos suivants ont été détectés sur votre système :

 $output

 Est-ce correct ?
CheckboxTest: xrandr_detect_modes
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 265.816194] type=1503 audit(1257026762.510:22): operation="open" pid=1433 parent=1417 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/proc/bus/usb/"
 [ 5484.024299] type=1503 audit(1257031980.718:23): operation="open" pid=2090 parent=2075 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/proc/bus/usb/"
Date: Sat Oct 31 20:12:43 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1:
MachineType: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine
Package: x11-xserver-utils 7.4+2ubuntu3
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic-pae root=UUID=486bd6c6-767e-4d5d-a05a-828d2f9b6aaa ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic-pae
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: x11-xserver-utils
Tags: checkbox-bug
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
XorgLogOld: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type: '/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old'
dmi.bios.date: 02/22/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080002
dmi.board.name: Virtual Machine
dmi.board.vendor: Microsoft Corporation
dmi.board.version: 5.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0687-9186-7325-8200-2206-5973-30
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Microsoft Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: 5.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080002:bd02/22/2006:svnMicrosoftCorporation:pnVirtualMachine:pvrVS2005R2:rvnMicrosoftCorporation:rnVirtualMachine:rvr5.0:cvnMicrosoftCorporation:ct3:cvr5.0:
dmi.product.name: Virtual Machine
dmi.product.version: VS2005R2
dmi.sys.vendor: Microsoft Corporation
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic-pae

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Thank you for seeking to improve Ubuntu. It seems you have filed a bug
against X using the new System Testing utility. Unfortunately, this tool
is filing bugs without collecting sufficient information to properly
diagnose the issues. I wish we could reply to every report to guide you
to gather the correct information, but it happens that so many people
are using this testing feature to file bug reports that we simply cannot
keep up with the influx. I'm replying in bulk so I can get everyone
pointed into a direction most likely to result in getting you a useful
workaround and us a complete bug report that can be solved.

Most of these problems describe issues that have documented
troubleshooting procedures, so perhaps the most helpful thing I can
do is point you to them:

  http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting

These guides explain why things break the way they do, and in some cases
provide workarounds.

I would ask that you first go through the appropriate guide for your
problem, particularly if you are having problems with resolution,
crashes, fonts, or blank screen issues, and then file a bug report using
the following command:

   ubuntu-bug xorg

This collects more detailed information than the System Testing tool
does. Please also write a detailed explanation, indicating when you
first discovered the problem, analysis steps you've done, workarounds
that work, and so on.

Or, if you suspect the problem has something to do with the way the test
script itself is working (such as if Ubuntu worked fine until you ran
the script), then file the bug against the test suite:

   ubuntu-bug checkbox

Thanks again, and good luck!

[mabovo (mabovo)]

I also noticed this problem using Windows XP with Virtual PC 2007 with Linux Mint 8.0 as the virtual Machine.

lspci -vvnn

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX -
82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (AGP disabled) [8086:7192] (rev 03)
       Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
       Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
       Latency: 0

00:07.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA
[8086:7110] (rev 01)
       Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
       Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
       Latency: 0

00:07.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4
IDE [8086:7111] (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
       Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
       Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
       Latency: 0
       Region 0: [virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[disabled] [size=8]
       Region 1: [virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable)
[disabled] [size=1]
       Region 2: [virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[disabled] [size=8]
       Region 3: [virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable)
[disabled] [size=1]
       Region 4: I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
       Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:07.3 Bridge [0680]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI
[8086:7113] (rev 02)
       Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
       Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
       Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 9
       Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
       Kernel modules: i2c-piix4

00:08.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: S3 Inc. 86c764/765
[Trio32/64/64V+] [5333:8811]
       Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
       Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
       Latency: 0
       Region 0: Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
       Kernel driver in use: s3fb
       Kernel modules: s3fb

00:0a.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Digital Equipment Corporation
DECchip 21140 [FasterNet] [1011:0009] (rev 20)
       Subsystem: Device [0a00:2114]
       Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
       Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
       Latency: 64, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
       Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
       Region 0: I/O ports at ec00 [size=128]
       Region 1: Memory at febff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
       Expansion ROM at febe0000 [disabled] [size=64...