Adjust autoconfigured Xorg

[Kaj Haulrich]

On Saturday 07 March 2009 23:46:08 Peter Hummers wrote:
> On my 8.10 Kubuntu install, when I leave X or reboot, the monitor
> resolution comes back at 1152x864, too large for my screen, and
> it's shifted to the right about 1/3 of a screen's worth. As soon
> as I go to the System Settings/Display, it snaps back to
> 1024x768, properly positioned.
>
> I went to /etc/X11/xorg.conf to adjust it, and found this (this
> is the whole
>
> file, except for the comments):
> > Section "Device"
> >         Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >         Identifier      "Configured Monitor"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Screen"
> >         Identifier      "Default Screen"
> >         Monitor         "Configured Monitor"
> >         Device          "Configured Video Device"
> > EndSection
>
> Looks like Xorg is self-configuring nowadays, but can I change X
> to start up in 1024x768?

It helped me to add three lines:

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
        SubSection "Display"
                Modes   "1680x1050" "1024x768" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

HTH

Kaj Haulrich.
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