From gluu-ubuntu-users@m.gmane.org Tue Jun 14 14:16:39 2005
Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org)
        by rince.africaninspace.com with esmtp (Exim 4.34)
        id 1DiGtr-0002jp-EF
        for ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:16:39 -0500
Received: from root by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43)
        id 1DiGo7-0007Hd-3w
        for ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:10:43 +0200
Received: from 66.250.73.16 ([66.250.73.16])
        by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian))
        id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00
        for <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com>; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:10:43 +0200
Received: from russblau by 66.250.73.16 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian))
        id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00
        for <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com>; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:10:43 +0200
X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/
To: ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com
From: "Russell Blau" <russblau@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:29:08 -0400
Lines: 20
Message-ID: <d8mpan$80g$1@sea.gmane.org>
X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org
X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.250.73.16
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441
Sender: news <news@sea.gmane.org>
Subject: Help with new monitor
X-BeenThere: ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: Russell Blau <russblau@hotmail.com>,
        Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com>
List-Id: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users.lists.ubuntu.com>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users>,
        <mailto:ubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users>
List-Post: <mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com>
List-Help: <mailto:ubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users>,
        <mailto:ubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:16:39 -0000

I have Ubuntu (Hoary) installed on an Intel 486DX2 box.  I have two
computers (the Ubuntu box and a Windows box) sharing a keyboard, mouse, and
monitor using a KVM switch.

This weekend I installed a new LCD monitor.  It works fine with the Windows
box.  When I switch to Ubuntu I see the boot process just fine (in text
mode), but then when Gnome kicks in for the login screen the monitor goes
blank and I see "Cannot display current graphics mode."  So, the only way I
can get into Ubuntu now is by SSH'ing to it from another machine.

Here's the question -- somewhere on my system there is probably a file that
tells Gnome what the default graphics mode should be.  How do I find and
change that file to put in some plain-vanilla graphics mode that my new
monitor should be able to handle?

Thanks in advance.

Russ Blau