Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: kde-systemsettings
I recently changed motherboard and started using the nVIDIA GeForce 6150
graphics card which comes bundled with ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard.
When running from live CD a resolution of 800x600 is used while my
monitor supports upto 1440x900. I thought this was because the binary
nVIDIA fdriver was not installed. I installed to the hard disk and
using "Restricted Driver Manager", installed the nvidia-glx-new package
and restarted the system. Still the low resolution was kept. So I
thought changing the resolution in "Monitor & Display" section will fix
it.
However, to my shock 800x600 and 640x480 were the only two resolutions
offered in the settings module. The slider was at its right most end.
Of course, Windows too did not pick the right resolution automatically
after installing driver. At least I was able to set the right
resolution graphically easily.
Then I had to run "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" to fix it. Though I
have managed it because I know how to fix it, this can be intimidating
for new users wanting to try Kubuntu on their new hardware. This may
even make them avoid trying Kubuntu in future.
I have a suggestion (which may not be easily implementable). Just list
all possible normal and widescreen resolutions and use the hardware
detection only to choose the default resolution. If necessary the user
must be allowed to choose a higher resolution.
** Affects: kde-systemsettings (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Maximum choosable resolution is too low even with nvidia driver
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/163642
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