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From: Oliver Seitz <info@vtnd.de>
Subject: Re: Can't output 1680x1050 to DVI monitor via HDMI port
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:28:20 +0100
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> $ xrandr --output HDMI1 --mode 1680x1050
>
> Will set the display mode properly, but the gnome menu bar (normally on the
> bottom) appears in the middle of the screen and logging of reverts back

This is a gnome thing, then. Try switching off VGA completly, gnome 
might then adopt to the higher resolution.

Greets,
Kiste