Public bug reported: Would love to know how to teach ubuntu what monitor I have aswell as its max resoultion so it can be selected from the display setting list.
Currently after a fresh install I only have 800x600 and 1024x768 as options to select ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xserver-xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Nov 11 15:48:47 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430] [1002:68e1] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Caicos [Radeon HD 5450] [174b:6000] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-07 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) MachineType: HP-Pavilion KZ658AA-ABG a6530a ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-39-generic root=UUID=a41b9f3e-d926-4af1-b7f4-7c488f7ad92d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/30/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 5.08 dmi.board.name: Boston dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.08:bd04/30/2008:svnHP-Pavilion:pnKZ658AA-ABGa6530a:pvr:rvnMSI:rnBoston:rvr1.0:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: KZ658AA-ABG a6530a dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Tue Nov 11 15:40:50 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8 input ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse MOUSE, id 9 xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: Output DVI-0 HDMI-0 VGA-0 xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.1 xserver.video_driver: radeon ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 trusty ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1391376 Title: Monitor Unknown and max resolution missing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1391376/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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