Bug or paternalism in screen resolution?

[Ben Edwards]

On 24/01/07, Brian Astill <bastill at adam.com.au> wrote:
> As mentioned in an earlier post
> (Re: :FW: X resolution too low 22/01/07)
> I could not obtain the rsolution I wanted (1600x1200), even though
> that was well within the monitor specs.
> Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5200
> Monitor: LG Flatron T910B
>
> In Daooer, usig KDE, all the recommended changes to xorg,conf that
> I tried to overcome this problem were ineffective because When X
> is restarted, xorg.conf is reproduced by ???? (in Ubuntu Dapper
> using KDE) so all the editings I tried are removed.  :-(
> The screen resolution app in KDE Control Centre does not respond
> to a setting higher than 1280x1024.   :-(
>
> However....
> In Dapper/KDE as I have it now, the KDE applicatins menu
> contains "Debian" wherein nice "rescue" Gnome goodies reside.
> The Gnome screen resolution app DOES work.  Yeah!  :-)
> I can obtain any resolution I want up to the maximum my
> Card/Monitor is capable of 2048x1536.
> However, after using the Gnone tool,  CTRL-ALT-+ (or -) doesn't
> work effectively - you have to make any change using the Gnome
> tool.  :-(
>
> In Edgy, it's worse.  KDE doesn't even HAVE a screen resolution
> tool.  There is no "Debian" menu.   ALT-F2
> and /usr/bin/gnome-control-center (if you know that location) is
> your sole option.  Furthermore it will not offer a reso;ution
> higher than 1600x1200.
>
> Niether system will allow virtual screens.
>
> OK, so 1600x1200 IS available - albeit in a most awkward way - and
> this IS as high as one would want to go nearly all the time in a
> 19" monitor BUT who the fsck is it who refuses to allow me to
> tailor xorg.conf to MY requirements?
>
> I use Unix-based systems and FOSS because it gives ME control of
> MY system whereas Mr Gates wants to make all my decisions for me.
> The LAST thing I want is Ubuntu taking options out of my hands -
> what I do with my system is surely my responsibility, not
> Ubuntus.  Or is my experience the result of a bug?


When I have screen resolution/xconfig problems I find the following
normally sorts things out .
sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-xorg
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

I use ubuntu-desktop as it will reinstall any base packages
uninstalled with xorg (for kde I guess it is kubuntu-desktop).  I do
however find that is is sometimes nessesery to reboot the PC for the
magic to work.

Ben

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> Brian
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