I can confirm that this is still true on the 8.10 live CD. I had to install with the alternative CD and then modify /etc/X11/xorg.conf on my Averatec 3200. I used the following in my xorg.conf and it is now working fine:
Section "Device" Identifier "VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [S3 UniChrome] Integrated Video" Driver "openchrome" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 28-51 VertRefresh 43-60 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [S3 UniChrome] Integrated Video" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection ** Attachment added: "xorg.conf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20539169/xorg.conf -- Via KM400 : no matching mode for vesa https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258764 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs