Configuring of xorg fails

[Michael Rasmussen]

When installing or using dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg then configuration umits
writing some important information to xorg.conf. The missing information has the
effect that your are only able to run X in 640x480 at 60Hz no matter what
graphics card is installed in the computer.

The missing information is HorizSync and VertRefresh under section Monitor.

[Michael Rasmussen (mir)]

Sorry, I forgot to specify which version this bug concerns:-)

The bug is to be found in the hoary branch.

[Daniel Stone (daniels)]

HorizSync and VertRefresh do not need to be written out in almost all cases. I
take it you are running an old monitor or such? If so, then this is a duplicate
of #5754.

[Michael Rasmussen (mir)]

(In reply to comment #2)
> HorizSync and VertRefresh do not need to be written out in almost all cases. I
> take it you are running an old monitor or such? If so, then this is a duplicate
> of #5754.
My monitor is a Sony Multiscan 100SX. Is that what you mean by old?

[Michael Rasmussen (mir)]

(In reply to comment #3)
> My monitor is a Sony Multiscan 100SX. Is that what you mean by old?
>
A comment to bug 12143. It did not make any difference chosing the vesa driver.

[Daniel Stone (daniels)]

Can you please paste the output of 'sudo ddcprobe'?

[Michael Rasmussen (mir)]

(In reply to comment #5)
> Can you please paste the output of 'sudo ddcprobe'?
mir@ubuntu:~$ sudo ddcprobe
vbe: VESA 2.0 detected.
oem: Intel810(TM) Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
memory: 1024kb
memory: 4096kb
mode: 132x25 (text)
mode: 132x43 (text)
mode: 132x50 (text)
mode: 132x60 (text)
mode: 320x200x64k
mode: 640x400x256
mode: 640x480x256
mode: 640x480x32k
mode: 640x480x64k
mode: 640x480x16m
mode: 800x600x16
mode: 800x600x256
mode: 800x600x32k
mode: 800x600x64k
mode: 800x600x16m
mode: 1024x768x256
edidfail

And as I expected the results probed are not correct.

[Daniel Stone (daniels)]

Yeah, this is #5754.

This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 12143.