Comment 3 for bug 884672

This is the information that I receive from vbeinfo:

grub> vbeinfo
List of supported video modes:
Legend: P=Packed pixel, D=Direct color, mask/pos=R/G/B/reserved
Adapter 'Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI Video Driver':
  No info available
Adapter 'Bochs PCI Video Driver':
  No info available
Adapter 'VESA BIOS Extension Video Driver':
  VBE info: version: 3.0 OEM software rev: 5.115
              total memory: 262144 KiB
  [list of video modes not including 1920x1080 omitted]
  EDID version: 1.3
    Preferred mode: 1920x1080
Adapter 'VGA Video Driver':
  No info available

From this I infer that the monitor's native resolution is being properly detected, but no matching mode is available.

Steve, from your earlier comment I understand that my options are as follows:

1. upgrade the BIOS in an attempt to address the possible BIOS bug
2. switch to "the native nouveau driver"

Sadly though, I do not know at this stage how to do either. Off to Google!