Re: Upgrade to Jessie lost all monitor resolutions except 1024x768

[Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com>]

On 11/30/2015 04:01 PM, Mike Kupfer wrote:
> Marc Shapiro wrote:
>
> > My problem now is screen resolution.  All I get is 1024x768.  Under
> > Wheezy I get 15 different resolutions from 720x400 and 640x480 up to
> > 1920x1080.  Jessie says that the monitor is "Unknown" and only allows
> > me to use 1024x768.  How do I get X to recognize my monitor under
> > Jessie?
> Here are a couple troubleshooting steps that I would try:
>
> - Check for a legacy configuration file (e.g., /etc/X11/xorg.conf).  If
>    one is present, try moving it out of the way and restarting X.
Does not exist.  That was the first thing I looked for.
> - Boot a Live image and see what resolution it gives you.
I can still boot into Wheezy and get 1920x1080.