I should point out that I'm running Dapper beta on an x86 machine, if that makes any difference. Here's the output of /usr/sbin/ddcprobe: paul@ubuntu:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/ddcprobe Password: vbe: VESA 2.0 detected. oem: ATI RADEON 9200 memory: 16384kb mode: 800x600x16 mode: 1024x768x16 mode: 320x200x32k mode: 320x200x64k mode: 320x200x16m mode: 1600x1200x256 mode: 640x400x256 mode: 640x480x256 mode: 640x480x32k mode: 640x480x64k mode: 640x480x16m mode: 1600x1200x32k mode: 800x600x256 mode: 800x600x32k mode: 800x600x64k mode: 800x600x16m mode: 1600x1200x64k mode: 1024x768x256 mode: 1024x768x32k mode: 1024x768x64k mode: 1024x768x16m mode: 1280x1024x256 mode: 1280x1024x32k mode: 1280x1024x64k mode: 1280x1024x16m mode: 132x25 (text) mode: 132x43 (text) edid: edid: 1 1 id: d569 eisa: AOCd569 serial: 04cd2c99 manufacture: 5 1998 input: sync on green, analog signal. screensize: 28 21 gamma: 2.600000 dpms: RGB, active off, suspend, standby timing: 640x480@60 Hz (VGA) timing: 640x480@75 Hz (VESA) timing: 800x600@60 Hz (VESA) timing: 800x600@75 Hz (VESA) timing: 1024x768@75 Hz (VESA) ctiming: 640x480@85 ctiming: 800x600@85 ctiming: 1024x768@85 dtiming: 640x480@85 dtiming: 800x600@85 dtiming: 1280x1024@70 dtiming: 800x600@85 Here's the /etc/xorg.conf file: # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen 0 "aticonfig Screen 0" 0 0 InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents" EndSection Section "Files" # path to defoma fonts FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi" FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" EndSection Section "Module" Load "i2c" Load "bitmap" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "type1" Load "vbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # /dev/input/event # for USB Identifier "stylus" Driver "wacom" Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to Option "Type" "stylus" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY EndSection Section "InputDevice" # /dev/input/event # for USB Identifier "eraser" Driver "wacom" Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to Option "Type" "eraser" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY EndSection Section "InputDevice" # /dev/input/event # for USB Identifier "cursor" Driver "wacom" Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to Option "Type" "cursor" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" HorizSync 28.0 - 51.0 VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "aticonfig Monitor 0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device" Driver "i810" BusID "PCI:0:2:0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter 0" Driver "fglrx" Option "(null)" Option "VideoOverlay" "on" Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off" BusID "PCI:1:9:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "aticonfig Screen 0" Device "ATI Graphics Adapter 0" Monitor "aticonfig Monitor 0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection I'm using an ATI Radeon 9250 (PCI) with 256MB RAM and an AOC Spectrum 5VIr monitor. This motherboard also has an onboard video chip which I am not using and should be disabled.