KVM switch - display resolution.

[Gary Jarrel]

For me if I don't plug the second monitor in when the system boots
then I don't get the display on it until I restart Gnome.

However a good quality KVM switch would tell the machine that the
monitor is plugged in even when you are switched over to another
monitor, hence the system should boot up in the right resolution. What
is the brand and model of KVM switch that you use, if I have stock, I
might be able to check it out!

Gary

On 11/25/06, Dave M <DaveM at mich.com> wrote:
> 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
> > >
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> Dave M
> Davem (at) Mich (dot) Com
> Ann Arbor, Mich. USA
>
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