Whenever this computer reboots, it occasionally changes resolution and needs a reboot!

[s3a]

Whenever this computer reboots, it occasionally changes resolution and needs a reboot! It didn't happen for about two days so far but on some days, the resolution changes a lot per reboots, sometimes it changes just one of the reboots and on some other days, the resolution remains what it is supposed to be!

I have no idea what this is caused by some I will give the information on the video card (from lspci) because that is the only relation I can think of:

VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400/G450 (rev 82)

This is the 32 bit version of Ubuntu 8.10. The computer has 384MB of RAM and has a Pentium 3 850 Mhz CPU.

If more information is needed, just ask!

[Aidan Furlan (aidan-epochlabs)]

I experienced a similar bug a while back on Hardy. It stopped once I upgraded to Intrepid. The workaround for a wrong resolution is not to reboot the machine but hit CTRL+ALT+Backspace to restart the display manager - only takes a second or two, and fixed it every time.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
Is this bug reproducible with the latest Lucid packages ?
Thanks in advance.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

 Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage .

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[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!