Comment 28 for bug 983291

I have the same problem on an Ubuntu Triple EEE PC netbook. By running xandr using the command shown in the third message of this thread, I was able to get a resolution of sorts:

xrandr --output LVDS --auto --output VGA1 --auto --same-as LVDS --rotate normal

However the interface is not working right. For instance, the menu options on applications have disappeared, and I'm getting mirrored displays, even though I don't want that option, and there seems to be no way to fix that problem. In particular, the option to turn off display mirroring is not available in the Display application, and I have no idea how to use xrandr other than to paste in the text shown above.

I agree with the others who think that "Low" is a bad rating for this problem. I like Linux and I'm experienced with computers, so I will forage on. However, I know the average user well enough to know that this problem alone would turn them off to Ubuntu. And since Ubuntu is supposed to be a good distribution for newbies, it might also turn them off to Linux.