KVM switch - display resolution.

[Dave M]

Here is my edited xorg.conf
But this does not solve the problem.
Still boots to 640x480 when the monitor is switched out.

Section "Device"
         Identifier      "Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1"
         Driver          "trident"
         BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
         Identifier      "VL1918"
#       Option          "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
         Identifier      "Default Screen"
         Device          "Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1"
         Monitor         "VL1918"
         DefaultDepth    24
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth           1
#               Modes           "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" 
"800x600"
"720x400" "640x480"
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth           4
#               Modes           "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" 
"800x600"
"720x400" "640x480"
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth           8
#               Modes           "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" 
"800x600"
"720x400" "640x480"
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth           15
#               Modes           "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" 
"800x600"
"720x400" "640x480"
#       EndSubSection
#       SubSection "Display"
#               Depth           16
#               Modes           "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" 
"800x600"
"720x400" "640x480"
#       EndSubSection
         SubSection "Display"
                 Depth           24
#               Modes           "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" 
"800x600"
"720x400" "640x480"
                 Modes           "1280x1024"
         EndSubSection
EndSection


At 08:54 PM 11/23/2006 , Gary wrote:
>have a look under the screen section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf there
>should be a few sub sections called "Display" if you remove all the
>subsections but the one that you need I believe it would work by
>defaulting to the only one which you have defined.
>
>My "Screen" section for the second monitor looks something like this:
>
>Section "Screen"
>     Identifier  "Screen1"
>     Device      "ATI GC1"
>     Monitor     "Monitor1"
>     DefaultDepth 24
>     #Option "backingstore"
>
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       24
>         Modes       "1280x1024"
>         ViewPort    0 0  # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop
>#        Virtual     1280 1024
>     EndSubsection
>EndSection
>
>Hope this helps
>
>Gary
>
>On 11/24/06, Dave M <DaveM at mich.com> wrote:
> > I am using a KVM switch with Ubuntu v6.06. If I boot with the monitor
> > switched to another system, the desktop defaults to 800x600. If I boot with
> > the monitor switched to the Ubuntu system, it works OK (1280x1024). Is
> > there a way I can save my monitor settings and make them the default 
> settings?
> >
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Dave M
Davem (at) Mich (dot) Com
Ann Arbor, Mich. USA

Inter-networked computers give you freedom.
The "Trusted Computing Platform" could take that freedom away.
http://www.eff.org/Infrastructure/trusted_computing/20031001_tc.php