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Question #77904 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/77904

    Status: Open => Answered

unixchaos proposed the following answer:
first back up your xorg file

     sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

now you can try to define the resolution in the xorg config file  try

     sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
 

you should see something along the lines of

 DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth       8
                Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
                ViewPort    0 0
        EndSubSection


(to save the work in nano after you edit it use the key command ctrl+x then y then [enter])
 
IF THAT DONT WORK TRY THIS BELOW

you can manually edit it and define your resolution for all the depths
and displays


also make sure your device is set up properly

Section "Screen"
        Identifier  "Screen 1"
        Device      "nvidia"              <----- you may want to try putting vesa in here if the above part doesn't work
        Monitor     "envision"


remember if you meess up your res you can alwayse load it back up by rebooting and holding ctrl+alt+F1 to go to tty1 and typing in

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf

let me know if that helps if you cant remember all that print it out so
you dont f-everything up  you know just to be safe

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