[KLUG Members] Screen resolution changed, can't get it back

[seth at sethkramer.com]

Brockster:

When this machine boots I think you should have entries for Ubuntu and
Ubuntu recovery in your boot loader. If you choose recovery you should
bypass the windowing system and go to a console (black text-only thingy).
>From there you can run "sudo Xorg -config" (sans quotes, or something like
that) to reconfigure your video settings. 10?? is probably 1024 x 768
(that's the standard 4:3 value anyway)

Seth

> Loaded Ubuntu 8.04 32 bit on my old sandbox computer with a likewise old
> crt monitor and the initial screen resolution from the loading was 10??
> x 768.  That fit and all was well.  I did the updates (all 111 of them)
> and when I rebooted, the screen reset to 800 x 600.  That won't let me
> see the entire dialog box borders of many of the settings I am trying to
> change.  The whole bottom is cut off behind the bottom panel.  I can't
> get to the "go/whoa/start/stop/cancel buttons.  When I go to the screen
> resolution panel, it no longer shows any resolution above 800 x 600.
> How do I get the old resolution back?
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