hey kozimodo, I experienced the same issue with my sony vaio pcg-fx370 and Hardy.
I fixed the issue with the following xorg.conf settings: Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Driver "intel" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Configured Monitor" HorizSync 31.5-48.5 VertRefresh 40-70 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Monitor "Configured Monitor" Device "Configured Video Device" DefaultDepth 16 Option "Accel" SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection this is thanks denvergeek on the Ubuntu forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=972062&highlight=8.10+ibex+screen+resolution&page=2 good luck! -- [i815] Sony VAIO pcg-fx370's graphic chipset i815 isn't recognized https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235714 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs