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Getting my desired resolution and refresh rate in Ubuntu

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Mar 15, 20265691 views
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My problem: I cannot get my desired resolution and refresh rate in Ubuntu (10.04, Lucid). I want to run at the best my poor monitor can, which in Windows (XP through 7) is 1152*864 with a refresh rate of 72Hz. I want these setting in Ubuntu, and many grey hairs have been produced in trying to make …

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Xorg tries to query the screen to find out what it's capable of. Often the screen is just plain wrong in the info it gives. You can add new resolutions and set them using the command. See this wiki page, sections 3 & 4 for how to add a resolution an…

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