I started to have same problem when upgraded today to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my docking station with VGA port.
HP EliteBook 930p laptop
Samsung SyncMaster 2043"
Port: VGA
"lspci" output: 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
It worked on 18.04.1
Occasionaly I managed to get it work with "xrandr" setting mode to 1680x1050.
VGA-1 connected primary 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 459mm x 296mm
1680x1050 59.88*+
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1280x960 60.00
1152x864 75.00
1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
832x624 74.55
800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
640x480 75.00 72.81 66.67 59.94
720x400 70.08
1680x1050_56.00 55.96
I started to have same problem when upgraded today to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my docking station with VGA port.
HP EliteBook 930p laptop
Samsung SyncMaster 2043"
Port: VGA
"lspci" output: 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
It worked on 18.04.1
Occasionaly I managed to get it work with "xrandr" setting mode to 1680x1050.
VGA-1 connected primary 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 459mm x 296mm
1680x1050 59.88*+
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1280x960 60.00
1152x864 75.00
1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
832x624 74.55
800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
640x480 75.00 72.81 66.67 59.94
720x400 70.08
1680x1050_56.00 55.96
But when I reboot, again it does not work.