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I found out what the problem is. Linux and X seem to require the monitor to be on before I power the laptop. It doesn't matter if the lid is open or closed, or if I have the laptop screen set to dual display or external only, if I don't have the monitor on from cold boot I get a 649x480 viewport into the 1280x1024 screen no matter what. <BR>
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If I have the monitor on first, then I get a good 1280x1024 screen irrespective of if I have the laptop on dual or external. This is not wrong behaviour just different to windows and as I have a KVM I don't always flick to that PC/laptop before I power on.<BR>
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Hope this helps someone else.<BR>
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On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 09:08 +1100, russell cook wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Below is my Xorg.conf. On my HP NC6000 laptop I can use the laptop screen at it's hardwired 1400x1050 resolution. When I connect my external monitor (that works at 1600x1200, 1400x1050 in windows, and 1600x1200 in Ubuntu when connected to one of my other PCs) it only displays a fixed 640x480 viewport into the 1400x1050 window size the laptop is using.</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">This is irrespective of whether I enable the internal LCD, the external monitor or both at boot up. I'm running array 6 and have updated to all the latest packages with Synaptic.</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">I'm happy for the external monitor to only do 1400 or even 1280 (which is what my external monitor at work can do), but not a viewport at 640!!! </FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Has anyone got any tips on how to solve this? </FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000"># /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">#</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># values from the debconf database.</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">#</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">#</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># package.</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">#</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># again, run the following commands:</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">#</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "Files"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"># if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> # paths to defoma fonts</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "Module"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "bitmap"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "dbe"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "ddc"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "dri"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "extmod"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "freetype"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "glx"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "int10"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "record"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "type1"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Load "vbe"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "InputDevice"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Identifier "Generic Keyboard"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Driver "keyboard"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "CoreKeyboard"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "XkbRules" "xorg"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "XkbModel" "pc104"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "XkbLayout" "us"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "InputDevice"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Identifier "Configured Mouse"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Driver "mouse"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "CorePointer"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "Device"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9600 XT (RV350 AR)"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Driver "ati"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">BusID "PCI:1:0:0"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "Monitor"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Identifier "MEA 1995SL"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Option "DPMS"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">HorizSync 30-75</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">VertRefresh 50-85</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "Screen"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Identifier "Default Screen"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9600 XT (RV350 AR)"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Monitor "MEA 1995SL"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">DefaultDepth 24</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">SubSection "Display"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Depth 1</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSubSection</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">SubSection "Display"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Depth 4</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSubSection</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">SubSection "Display"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Depth 8</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSubSection</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">SubSection "Display"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Depth 15</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSubSection</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">SubSection "Display"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Depth 16</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSubSection</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">SubSection "Display"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Depth 24</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSubSection</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "ServerLayout"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Identifier "Default Layout"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Screen "Default Screen"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">InputDevice "Configured Mouse"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Section "DRI"</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Mode 0666</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">EndSection</FONT><BR>
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Kind Regards Russell<BR>
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