I'm having a ton of difficulty increasing the screen resolution of my Ubuntu Dapper install above the basic 1024x768 default.
I have already spent some time researching and trying to fix this-- have already made the recommended changes to my xorg.conf file, and added the same resolution settings to my Parallels VM config. This advice is recommended in a few locations (including elsewhere on this forum), but doesn't work for me. I can't get the Ubuntu VM to show an option for a resolution above 1024x768, despite adding addl settings to the xorg.conf file and the VM's Video config settings.
The Ubuntu Dapper install is apparently fine in every other way i've tested. The version of Parallels i'm using, build 1898, from Sep 17 2006 has fixed all the stability problems that I was having a few weeks ago.
Possibly relevant stats about my system:
Mac Pro (Intel)
Apple 23" Widescreen Display, native resolution 1920x1200
Running VirtueDesktops
I've tried many different common resolution settings between the default 1024x768 up to the 1920x1200 native res. Nothing but 1024x768 no matter what i do.
Dapper install is a fresh one doing an install from the LiveCD iso image to the VM's hard disk. I haven't mucked around with any settings besides those changes to the xorg.conf file that are recommended elsewhere. And the net effect of those changes is 0 so far.
Would much appreciate any help. In particular, I wonder if somehow VirtueDesktops is causing a problem? Has anybody else out there got an Ubuntu or other Linux install working at a higher resolution while using VirtueDesktops? Any other tips on getting this resolution increased?
Thanks in advance,
Brad Banks
Last edited: Sep 28, 2006