Comment 19 for bug 38442

I'm currently installing Ubuntu on a system from 2001. The installer doesn't figure out that my monitor and video card can display 1024x768, and refuses to let me choose any screen resolution higher than 800x600.

The trick of un-maximizing the window and using Alt-F7 makes it possible to actually install Ubuntu. Thanks for the tip, everyone!

Given that not everybody's graphics card / monitor can be auto-detected out of the box, it might be nice to have support for lower-resolution screens. The Fiesty installer is amazingly nice; it's sad to have it trip up over something so tiny.