> The screen of the T61 is a 1280X800. The external monitor is > a 19 inches westinghouse L2046NV , that is capable of 1400x 1050. [snip] > # And the result of xrandr -q > VGA connected 1280x800+1280+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm > 1400x1050@75 75.0 > 1400x1050@60 60.0 what happens if you try % xrandr --output VGA --mode 1400x1050@75