[Bug 455288] [NEW] No Options Available for Readable Resolution

[Phil Welch]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

I'm an old man so I purchased a DMV 221D Monitor so I could more easily
read the screen.  That worked well with Ubuntu 8.04, but my recent
installation of Ubuntu 9.04 provides no workable option to change the
resolution back down to 1024x768 from the current resolution of
1280x1024 according to the Preferences / Display option.

1.  Yes, there are other options, including 1024x768 available in the
Preferences / Display option menu, but they fail and do not return after
you would normally be expected to confirm the new resolution making it
necessary to reinstall the entire distribution.

2.  Yes, I have tried many combinations of setting up a new xorg.conf
file after reviewing all of the available information on my monitor
combination without success to the tune of 2 1/2 wasted days.

3.  Several of my effects to change the resolution to a more usable one
netted such resolutions as 1280x1024 as well as 800x600, but never the
desired 1024x768.

Sooooo, is there anyway I can get back to 1024x768 "Safely", given that
I have reinstalled much of my files?

Generally speaking, I'm a great fan on Ubuntu, but times such as this
are trying....

Thanks....

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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