Comment 2 for bug 109649

i just installed gutsy using a new Asus VW222 wide screen
none of the <F4> VGA settings helped: from default to max res, the installer came up with 800X600.
attempts to circumvent the above bug didn't improve [auto-hide, put the top bar on the left, etc].
i comment here because i looked for tips on something like this subject: failed to find...
i finally used TAB to advance to the supposed "OK" but this is a workaround for someone that installed Ubuntu 10 times in the last year, not for a newbie.