Ubuntu
gdm package

  1. Bug #16472 (wishacker)
  2. Comment #10

Comment 10 for bug 16472

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register (spam3-inktype) wrote :

for me the problem was indeed the xorg.conf file. I'm running ubuntu through VMware on windows XP. in terminal I typed the following:

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

I entered the password and then I scrolled down in xorg.conf until I found the resolution that I didn't like: 1920 x 1440. I changed it to 1280 x 960. the line I changed in xorg.conf now looks like:

Virtual 1280 960

I exited and saved xorg.conf, logged out, and the login screen looked right this time. thanks to those who provided hints in this thread!