@karanganesha04 & @chris-m-solomon: Are you sure that this does actually set the resolution and not only stretches whatever resolution is actually set to cover the entire screen? ...at least this is what happens for me when I try your method.
As for the xorg.conf fix: I had no luck with that as neither it does exist on my machine nor was I able to create one properly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/969154 Title: Unable to set 1920x1080 resolution in Ubuntu 12.04 Beta2 as a VMWare Workstation 8 guest To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/969154/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs