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xresprobe package

  1. Bug #49827
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 49827

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Matthew Lange (matthewlange) wrote : Re: 1280x800 resolution isn't detected

GreatBunzinni, could you try
"sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg", select your video driver, select resolution 1280x800, and then restart?

This worked for me. I had to select the SiS driver instead of "VESA" which it was defaulted to.

Is this a mis-detection of the card?