[PDXLUG] Display Resolution Issue

[Kevin Williams]

Hey all,

 

I think I'm missing something obvious, so I thought one of you could give me a pointer.  I've installed the latest version of Ubuntu (with Gnome).  However, the resolution is far too small (800x600).  I'd like to change this.  I'm pretty darn sure this is set in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.  I tried to simplify this file, and have included what I think is the pertinent section:

 

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "Generic Video Card"
        Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

 

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

 

So my question is--why is Gnome loading in 800x600 resolution, when I don't have it set differently in this file?  What am I missing here?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Kevin Williams

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