Upgrade to Hardy obsoletes 915resolution in favor of -intel, when xorg.conf still configured to use -i810
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Timo Aaltonen |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xserver-
Moving from Gutsy to Hardy (beta at present) is not a painless experience for users of Intel graphics chips (Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) in my case). This bug relates to setting the display resolution to 1280x800, and other 'odd' resolutions.
To reproduce:
1. get a laptop with an Intel graphics chip that is specced to run at a resolution like 1280x800 (or some other odd resolution X won't be expecting);
2. load Ubuntu Gutsy on it, realise it's not possible to set the resolution higher than 1024x768;
3. use the 915resolution package as a workaround;
4. set the resolution to 1280x800 (or similar);
5. upgrade from Gutsy to Hardy Beta;
What should happen:
1. 915resolution removed as it is obsoleted by xserver-
2. xorg.conf regenerated to work with xserver-
3. the change from 915resolution to xserver-
What does happen:
1. 915resolution removed as it is obsoleted by xserver-
2. old xorg.conf is not regenerated;
3. Hardy starts up in 1024x768 and cannot be set to a higher resolution using the new screen resolution tool, and reports 'Not using mode "1280x800" (no mode of this name)' in xorg.log;
4. user has to search Internet until they find this bug report and realise they need to regenerate the xorg.conf file (using: sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg), Upgrading is not seamless;
Others have been asking about this bug on the forums: http://
I shall test this today once I get home, but iirc everything went fine. I will create a new partition and install gutsy and then upgrade to hardy.