I was having the same problem with resolution being limited to 1600x1200. Turns out that in the VM settings I had "Specify monitor settings" with one monitor specified and "Maximum Resolution of any one monitor" set to 1600x1200, which is the largest resolution listed. Once I set it to "Use host setting for monitors" (can only be changed with VM powered off) and restarted with the VM maximized it set itself to 1920x1080. I don't think this is an issue with xorg but with VMWare Workstation 8.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in 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 _______________________________________________ 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