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xorg-server package

the xorg-server configuration script does not detect my monitor

Bug #110017 reported by Michal Suchanek on 2007-04-25

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #3731: Xorg resolution falling back to 640x480 and/or 800x600 when h/v freqs incorrect. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xorg-server (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

When I run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg I am asked if I want to detect my monitor, and then I am asked about the monitor parameters. Apparently the monitor is not detected. X detects the monitor just fine.

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Michal Suchanek (hramrach) wrote on 2007-04-25:

Xorg.0.log Edit (62.2 KiB, text/plain)

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2007-04-25:

Thanks for the info that X is detecting your monitor correctly; long term the plan is to replace the current detection system with one built on X's automatic detection system, so it's very good to hear positive stories about that.

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Michal Suchanek (hramrach) wrote on 2007-04-25:

The negative story is that the exact same monitor fails to detect on mga matrox g400 and g550 and Radeon 9250.

I think I used the DVI to VGA convertor when connecting the monitor to the newer Radeon. Of course, this should not prevent the monitor from detecting.

Also some X drivers have the braindead default to ignore the info read from the monitor. They just log it but never use it unless a special option is set. Like the radeon driver included in Feisty.