Setting resolution for widescreen monitor

i have a samsung syncmaster 2253lw 22inch widescreen monitor which is recommended to use a resolution of 1680 x 1050 at 60hz but when trying to adjust this in the preferences it is not available as a setting. The 'detect display' button does nothing that i can see.
has anyone had a similar problem and found a solution??
Thanks.

Same exact problem here with a Samsung syncmaster 204BW

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    (II) intel(0): Output VGA connected
    (II) intel(0): Output LVDS connected
    (II) intel(0): Output TV disconnected
    (II) intel(0): Using user preference for initial modes
    (II) intel(0): Output VGA using initial mode 1280x800@60
    (II) intel(0): Output LVDS using initial mode 1280x800
    (II) intel(0): Monitoring connected displays enabled
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    (II) intel(0): detected 7676 kB stolen memory.
    (==) intel(0): video overlay key set to 0x101fe
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    (==) intel(0): Triple buffering disabled
    (**) intel(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
    (**) intel(0): Display dimensions: (336, 210) mm
    (**) intel(0): DPI set to (193, 247)
    (II) Loading sub module "fb"
    (II) LoadModule: "fb"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
    (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    (II) Loading sub module "exa"
    (II) LoadModule: "exa"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libexa.so
    (II) Module exa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 2.4.0
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
    (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
    (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
    (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
    (II) intel(0): Comparing regs from server start up to After PreInit
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    (WW) intel(0): PP_STATUS before: on, ready, sequencing idle
    (WW) intel(0): PP_STATUS after: on, ready, sequencing on
    (WW) intel(0): Register 0x71024 (PIPEBSTAT) changed from 0x00000206 to 0x00000000
    (WW) intel(0): PIPEBSTAT before: status: VSYNC_INT_STATUS SVBLANK_INT_STATUS VBLANK_INT_STATUS
    (WW) intel(0): PIPEBSTAT after: status:
    (WW) intel(0): Register 0x68084 (TV_FILTER_CTL_2) changed from 0x0001f5f6 to 0x00028283
    (WW) intel(0): Register 0x68088 (TV_FILTER_CTL_3) changed from 0x0000fafb to 0x00014141
    (II) Loading sub module "dri"
    (II) LoadModule: "dri"
    (II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
    (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
    (II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
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    [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[b](OprD)
    [5] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[b](OprD)
    [6] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[b](OprD)
    [7] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [8] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [9] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[b](OprU)
    [10] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[b](OprU)
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    (II) intel(0): I830CheckAvailableMemory: 1955836 kB available
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
    drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
    drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 11
    drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0
    (II) [drm] DRM interface version 1.3
    (II) [drm] DRM open master succeeded.
    (II) intel(0): [drm] Using the DRM lock SAREA also for drawables.
    (II) intel(0): [drm] framebuffer mapped by ddx driver
    (II) intel(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel
    (II) intel(0): X context handle = 0x1
    (II) intel(0): [drm] installed DRM signal handler
    (**) intel(0): Framebuffer compression disabled
    (**) intel(0): Tiling enabled
    (==) intel(0): VideoRam: 262144 KB
    (II) intel(0): Attempting memory allocation with tiled buffers.
    (II) intel(0): Tiled allocation successful.
    (II) intel(0): [drm] Registers = 0xfea00000
    (II) intel(0): [drm] ring buffer = 0xe0000000
    (II) intel(0): [drm] mapped front buffer at 0xe0100000, handle = 0xe0100000
    (II) intel(0): [drm] mapped back buffer at 0xe5600000, handle = 0xe5600000
    (II) intel(0): [drm] mapped depth buffer at 0xe6a00000, handle = 0xe6a00000
    (II) intel(0): [drm] mapped classic textures at 0xe7e00000, handle = 0xe7e00000
    (II) intel(0): [drm] Initialized kernel agp heap manager, 33554432
    (II) intel(0): [dri] visual configs initialized
    (II) intel(0): Page Flipping disabled
    (II) intel(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000
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    (**) intel(0): Option "EXANoComposite" "false"
    (II) EXA(0): Offscreen pixmap area of 62914560 bytes
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    (==) intel(0): Backing store disabled
    (==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
    (II) intel(0): Initializing HW Cursor
    (II) intel(0): [DRI] installation complete
    (II) intel(0): xf86BindGARTMemory: bind key 0 at 0x0077f000 (pgoffset 1919)
    (II) intel(0): xf86BindGARTMemory: bind key 1 at 0x01a00000 (pgoffset 6656)
    (II) intel(0): xf86BindGARTMemory: bind key 2 at 0x05600000 (pgoffset 22016)
    (II) intel(0): xf86BindGARTMemory: bind key 3 at 0x06a00000 (pgoffset 27136)
    (II) intel(0): xf86BindGARTMemory: bind key 4 at 0x07e00000 (pgoffset 32256)
    (II) intel(0): Fixed memory allocation layout:
    (II) intel(0): 0x00000000-0x0001ffff: ring buffer (128 kB)
    (II) intel(0): 0x00020000-0x00029fff: HW cursors (40 kB)
    (II) intel(0): 0x0002a000-0x00031fff: logical 3D context (32 kB)
    (II) intel(0): 0x00032000-0x00043fff: exa G965 state buffer (72 kB)
    (II) intel(0): 0x00044000-0x00044fff: overlay registers (4 kB)
    (II) intel(0): 0x00045000-0x00045fff: power context (4 kB)
    (II) intel(0): 0x00100000-0x019fffff: front buffer (25600 kB) X tiled
    (II) intel(0): 0x0077f000: end of stolen memory
    (II) intel(0): 0x01a00000-0x055fffff: exa offscreen (61440 kB)
    (II) intel(0): 0x05600000-0x069fffff: back buffer (20480 kB) X tiled
    (II) intel(0): 0x06a00000-0x07dfffff: depth buffer (20480 kB) Y tiled
    (II) intel(0): 0x07e00000-0x09dfffff: classic textures (32768 kB)
    (II) intel(0): 0x10000000: end of aperture
    (II) intel(0): using SSC reference clock of 96 MHz
    (II) intel(0): Selecting standard 18 bit TMDS pixel format.
    (II) intel(0): Output configuration:
    (II) intel(0): Pipe A is on
    (II) intel(0): Display plane A is now enabled and connected to pipe A.
    (II) intel(0): Pipe B is on
    (II) intel(0): Display plane B is now enabled and connected to pipe B.
    (II) intel(0): Output VGA is connected to pipe A
    (II) intel(0): Output LVDS is connected to pipe B
    (II) intel(0): Output TV is connected to pipe none
    (II) intel(0): [drm] dma control initialized, using IRQ 16
    (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
    (II) intel(0): using SSC reference clock of 96 MHz
    (II) intel(0): Selecting standard 18 bit TMDS pixel format.
    (II) intel(0): DPMS enabled
    (II) intel(0): Set up textured video
    (II) intel(0): Set up overlay video
    (II) intel(0): direct rendering: Enabled
    (--) RandR disabled
    (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
    (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
    (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
    (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
    (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
    (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
    (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
    (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
    (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
    (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
    (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
    (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
    (II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    drmOpenDevice: open result is 12, (OK)
    drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    drmOpenDevice: open result is 12, (OK)
    drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 12
    drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0
    (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
    (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control
    (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_texture_from_pixmap with driver support
    (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/i965_dri.so
    (II) GLX: Initialized DRI GL provider for screen 0
    (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 338 x 211
    (EE) intel(0): underrun on pipe A!
    (II) config/hal: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
    (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so
    (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 0.99.2
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
    (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.99.2
    (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event9"
    (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023
    (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: y-axis range 0 - 767
    (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: pressure range 0 - 127
    (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: finger width range 0 - 0
    (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: buttons: left right middle
    (**) Option "SHMConfig" "True"
    (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint touchpad found
    (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD)
    (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint touchpad found
    (II) config/hal: Adding input device Video Bus
    (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
    (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
    (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 2.1.0
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
    (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
    (**) Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event8"
    (II) Video Bus: Found keys
    (II) Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD)
    (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_rules: "evdev"
    (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_model: "evdev"
    (**) Option "xkb_layout" "br"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_layout: "br"
    (**) Option "xkb_variant" "abnt2"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_variant: "abnt2"
    (II) config/hal: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse
    (**) PS/2 Mouse: always reports core events
    (**) PS/2 Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event7"
    (II) PS/2 Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
    (II) PS/2 Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
    (II) PS/2 Mouse: Configuring as mouse
    (**) PS/2 Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
    (**) PS/2 Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
    (II) config/hal: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?
    (**) Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?: always reports core events
    (**) Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
    (II) Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?: Found 5 mouse buttons
    (II) Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?: Found x and y relative axes
    (II) Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?: Configuring as mouse
    (**) Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
    (**) Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?" (type: MOUSE)
    (II) config/hal: Adding input device Video Bus
    (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
    (**) Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event11"
    (II) Video Bus: Found keys
    (II) Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD)
    (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_rules: "evdev"
    (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_model: "evdev"
    (**) Option "xkb_layout" "br"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_layout: "br"
    (**) Option "xkb_variant" "abnt2"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_variant: "abnt2"
    (II) config/hal: Adding input device Video Bus
    (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
    (**) Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event10"
    (II) Video Bus: Found keys
    (II) Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD)
    (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_rules: "evdev"
    (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_model: "evdev"
    (**) Option "xkb_layout" "br"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_layout: "br"
    (**) Option "xkb_variant" "abnt2"
    (**) Video Bus: xkb_variant: "abnt2"
    (II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
    (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
    (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
    (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
    (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
    (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_rules: "evdev"
    (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
    (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_model: "evdev"
    (**) Option "xkb_layout" "br"
    (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_layout: "br"
    (**) Option "xkb_variant" "abnt2"
    (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_variant: "abnt2"
    (II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
    (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
    (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
    (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
    (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
    (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
    (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
    (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
    AUDIT: Thu Dec 25 02:18:51 2008: 11649 Xorg: client 5 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=11673 )
    AUDIT: Thu Dec 25 02:18:51 2008: 11649 Xorg: client 5 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=11674 )
    AUDIT: Thu Dec 25 02:18:51 2008: 11649 Xorg: client 5 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=11675 )
    (EE) intel(0): underrun on pipe B!
    xorg.conf
    Section "Module"
    Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
    SubSection "extmod"
    Option "omit xfree86-dga"
    EndSubSection
    Load "freetype"
    Load "GLcore"
    Load "glx"
    Load "dri"
    Load "int10"
    Load "vbe"
    EndSection
    Section "Device"
    Identifier "Intel GMA X3100"
    Driver "intel"
    BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
    Option "DRI" "True"
    Option "NoDDC" "True"
    Option "AccelMethod" "exa"
    Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
    Option "ExaNoComposite" "false"
    Screen 0
    EndSection
    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Failsafe Monitor"
    Vendorname "Generic LCD Display"
    Modelname "LCD Panel 1280x800"
    Horizsync 31.5-50.0
    Vertrefresh 56.0 - 65.0
    modeline "1280x800@60" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -hsync +vsync
    DisplaySize 336 210 # 96 DPI @ 1280x800
    Gamma 1.0
    EndSection
    #Section "Monitor"
    # Identifier "Monitor externo"
    # Vendorname "Samsung"
    # Modelname "917p"
    # Horizsync 31.5-50.0
    # Vertrefresh 56.0 - 65.0
    # modeline "1280x1024@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
    # DisplaySize 339 271 # 96 DPI @ 1280x1024
    # Gamma 1.0
    #EndSection
    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Default Screen"
    Device "Failsafe Device"
    Monitor "Failsafe Monitor"
    Defaultdepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Modes "1280x800@60"
    #Modes "1280x1024@60"
    Virtual 2560 2048
    EndSubSection
    EndSection
    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Default Layout"
    screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
    EndSection
    Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
    Option "RENDER" "Enable"
    Option "DAMAGE" "Enable"
    Option "XFIXES" "Enable"
    EndSection

    ichbinesderelch wrote:have you tried using xrandr? xrandr -q shows available outputs, xrandr --output outputadapter(like VGA) --mode 1280x1024, as far as i can see, virtual monitor is set high enough that this should kinda work!
    Yes, I tried xrandr:
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    $ xrandr --addmode VGA 1280x1024
    $ xrandr --output VGA --mode 1280x1024
    $ xrandr --output VGA --right-of LVDS
    At first this didn't work at all, so I tried to mess with screen resolution applet and got output on the second monitor, but not at the desired resolution.
    I tried running these commands again and got output on the second monitor, but at the wrong resolution. The strange part is that the resolution I want is listed by xrandr:
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    VGA connected 1024x768+1280+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
    1280x800@60 60.0 +
    1360x768 59.8
    1024x768 60.0*
    800x600 60.3 56.2
    640x480 59.9
    1280x1024 60.0
    LVDS connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
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    1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.1 60.0
    832x624 74.6
    800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
    640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 59.9
    720x400 85.0
    640x400 85.1
    640x350 85.1
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