I think I am experiencing the same issue. Again Dell Inspiron 1501 with ati 200m card and ubuntu jaunty. The external monitor is hp 1955 with native resolution 1280x1...@60. The monitor is not recognized and i use this script to set the resolution:
xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00" 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060 -HSync +Vsync xrandr --addmode VGA-0 1280x1024_60.00 xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1280x800 xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x1024_60.00 xrandr --output VGA-0 --above LVDS -- External laptop monitor flickers in Ubuntu, but not in XP. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/427214 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp