Change nvidia(GeForce4 MX 440 AGP) resolution on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx

Don't use restricted nvidia driver.
Just use nouveau driver.
Give up 3D acceleration. :<


See also Fixing the Monitor Resolution with xrandr - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx

> cvt 1280 1024
> xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00"  109.00  1280 1368 1496 1712  1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync
> xrandr --addmode VGA1 1280x1024_60.00
> xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1280x1024_60.00

To make them permanent,

> vi /etc/gdm/Init/Default

then edit and save.

PATH=”/usr/bin:$PATH”
OLD_IFS=$IFS

xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00"  109.00  1280 1368 1496 1712  1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA1 1280x1024_60.00
xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1280x1024_60.00