X session starts in ridiculously high resolution

[Michal Suchanek]

I don't know if the vmware graphics communicates the real size of the window in which the virtual machine runs.

However, in absence of such information (or failing to communicate it) starting in 2360x1770 not a good default.

$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2360 x 1770, maximum 2360 x 1770
default connected 2360x1770+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   800x600 60.0 85.0 75.0 72.0 56.0 0.0
   2048x1536 85.0 75.0 60.0 0.0
   1920x1440 85.0 75.0 60.0 0.0
   1856x1392 75.0 60.0
   1792x1344 75.0 60.0
   1600x1200 85.0 75.0 70.0 65.0 60.0 0.0
   1680x1050 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 0.0
   1400x1050 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 0.0
   1280x1024 85.0 75.0 60.0 0.0
   1440x900 60.0 0.0
   1280x960 85.0 60.0 0.0
   1360x768 60.0
   1152x864 100.0 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 0.0
   1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 0.0
   832x624 75.0
   640x480 85.0 75.0 73.0 60.0 0.0
   720x400 85.0
   640x400 85.0 0.0
   640x350 85.0
   320x240 0.0
   400x300 0.0
   512x384 0.0
   854x480 0.0
   1280x720 0.0
   1366x768 0.0
   1920x1080 0.0
   1280x800 0.0
   1920x1200 0.0
   720x480 0.0
   720x576 0.0
   320x200 0.0
   800x480 0.0
   1280x768 0.0
   2360x1770 0.0*

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Thu Aug 30 12:02:52 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-08-30 11:28:54,407 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes,
GraphicsCard:
 VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd
MachineType: Bochs Bochs
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic root=UUID=abc94f37-9b02-4b70-9344-2abbf3a4728e ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-08-30 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 01/01/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Bochs
dmi.bios.version: Bochs
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Bochs
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnBochs:bvrBochs:bd01/01/2007:svnBochs:pnBochs:pvr:cvnBochs:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Bochs
dmi.sys.vendor: Bochs
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.3+8.0.2-0ubuntu3.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.3+8.0.2-0ubuntu3.2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Michal Suchanek (hramrach)]

actually, the X server starts in some ridiculously small resolution in which gm screen is shown but when I log in the screen resolution is changed to the highest