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Just google "can't get linux to display correct resolution" You'll get plenty of results like this that are more recent than 1999. https://ubuntuforums.org/sh

• michaelmrose 8y ago
  There are 2 things that cause this. Not having a driver installed and having it fall back to something which doesn't support the correct resolution or in fact bad cables. Most user installs will not encounter either problem. New amd has great support out of the box without installing anything and many distros support installing closed source nvidia or will work well enough for non gaming applications with the open source drivers. Please note that challenges aren't a result of X they are specifically the result of specific manufacturers drivers. Some of which have been more challenging in the past. For improvements on such in the future look to the manufacturers and support the ones that provide the optimal experience. Please note issues where users can't set the correct resolution for their hardware ALSO occurs on windows 10. Link from Winter 2018 https://troubleshooter.xyz/wiki/fix-cant-change-screen-resolution-windows-10/ https://troubleshooter.xyz/wiki/fix-cant-change-screen-resol...
  • throwaway2048 8y ago
    Windows is never going to be ready for the desktop at this rate.