Hi

I want to increase resolution of my desktop because on some Windows applications (i.e. VMware) the bottom button selections (i.e. OK, Cancel, Save) goes beyond the screen.

I checked the System Settings Display, xrandr and xorg.conf but can only see one resolution 1366 x 768 (16:9).

Screenshot from 2014-02-21 13:03:37.png

xrandr - command output shows failure
Code:
root@kali:~# xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1366 x 768, current 1366 x 768, maximum 1366 x 768
default connected 1366x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1366x768        0.0* 
root@kali:~#
I'm using the default nouveau driver because my attempt to install nvidia was a failure.
root@kali:~# lsmod | grep nouveau
nouveau 888849 2
mxm_wmi 12515 1 nouveau
ttm 65195 1 nouveau
drm_kms_helper 35855 1 nouveau
drm 244416 3 ttm,drm_kms_helper,nouveau
i2c_algo_bit 12751 1 nouveau
i2c_core 24129 6 drm,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,nouveau,v ideodev
wmi 17339 3 acer_wmi,mxm_wmi,nouveau
video 17799 2 acer_wmi,nouveau
button 12944 1 nouveau
root@kali:~#
root@kali:~# lsmod | grep -i nvidia
root@kali:~#


My laptop is Aspire 5745G
With NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M

Thanks in advance for those who can help.