@yuval can fix the issue by creating a ~/.xprofile file with the xrandr lines (change the lines to match your configuration):
xrandr --newmode "1920x1080" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync xrandr --addmode eDP-1 1920x1080 use "cvt 1920 1080 60" to get the --newmode line I am getting similar results as OP with an HP 2711x using Ubuntu 17.04 beta. The monitor is detected but it doesn't list the native 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz resolution. Adding the resolution with xrandr makes the external monitor go black, but the displays application still shows it on and connected. Two other new Dell monitors won't detect at all, however one is using USB-C->HDMI to HDMI->DP adapters which I think is causing issues. The other is using Thinkpad's DisplayLink with the latest drivers. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1517046 Title: Unable to set 1920x1080 resolution in Ubuntu 16.04 as a VMWare Fusion guest Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm testing Ubuntu 16.04 as a guest of a VMWare Fusion guest under Mac OS X 10.11.1. All works fine, but I'm unable to set 1920x1080 resolution (monitor native) on external display. I can do 1920x1600 or more, but not 1920x1080. I have tried open-vm-tools and vmware-tools, but problem persists. On display-setting, the monitor is marked as unknown display. 1) Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) - release 16.04 2) xorg 1:7.7+12ubuntu1 3) Looking to change external display resolution as 1920x1080 4) I have not found the 1920x1080 setting To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1517046/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
