I just encountered the same issue, as described above. But this time, I right after did: xrandr -s 1680x1050
and it immediately changed the screen resolution successfully -- changing screen resolution doesn't always work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347944 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs