Stuck with same monitor settings
 

This is how my problem occured, I had a nice monitor with the ability to use refresh rates much higher then the standard 85 which the settings say it can do.

So, I went down the path of trying to add a new monitor setting into my configuration, it didn't work, and I was left with a setup which I cannot seem to escape from.

I was trying to change the refresh rate on 1280 x 1024, and now, I am stuck on a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768. Yes, all resolutions higher then that are disabled.

Now, before you tell me how to solve that problem, it doesn't matter how to solve that problem, my issue is that if I reinstall Ubuntu, I load it up, and I am stuck with the exact same issue. I cannot work out how to run away from the settings I have caused my system to revolve around.

I have tried deleting all the hidden files on my /home partition, and then reinstall the operating system, but then it loads up, and bang, same settings, and absolutely no way to use higher resolutions.

Now, I understand that I should be smart enough to input the resolutions into it using xrandr, but let's be honest, I am not, my problem is, that a simple reinstall of the operating system will not help, as I won't be formatting my /home, so all the settings come straight with me. It's silly.

Can someone explain to me how I can reinstall my operating system without dragging my settings across? Persistent settings which are capable of reaching from one installation into the next, and it's just stupid.

At least try removing xorg.conf from view. And boot up as somebody else (add a luser if need be) just to see is it _you_ that has to be removed :-D.

Try as root when the user is logged off and X closed :
This effectiely moves away your home folder to a new name and creates a new blank home folder. To use it you might want to copy /etc/skel/.xinitrc to it as the user before doing startx