Here is /var/log/Xorg.0.log - there is an explanation of why the higher resolutions weren't used - but I don't quite understand that.
Look at the man pages for xrandr, dexconf, xorg.conf, etc. Ubuntu started using a new version of xorg software very recently. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log attachment and notes" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16607425/Xorg.0.log -- dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg fails on Dell PowerEdge 400sc with ati and Samsung SyncMaster 570s https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255561 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