huge fonts on my 27 in LCD but normal on my 17in LCD

[Jaakan Shorter]

Binary package hint: xorg

Olevia 27 in LCD and 17 in LCD
I upgraded from 9.04 to 9.10 last night
If I reboot or stop/start GDM with 27 in fonts are so huge that it's unusable if I login
If I reboot or stop/start GDM with 17 in fonts are normal

I didn't have this issue with 9.04 or earlier

Description: Ubuntu 9.10 ( Mythbuntu )
Release: 9.10

these to reports sound like my issue

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgnome/+bug/118745
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/107320

xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
  Candidate: 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.4+3ubuntu7 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 1 11:22:50 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c509 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Keyboard & Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0023 Microsoft Corp. Trackball Optical
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2304:0225 Pinnacle Systems, Inc. [hex]
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=30ae08fe-8e7b-4752-b756-a9bbf425c0b6 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:4512): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (xfce4-terminal:4650): Terminal-WARNING **: Unable to load terminal preferences.
dmi.bios.date: 05/18/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS P5N-D ACPI BIOS Revision 1101
dmi.board.name: P5N-D
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSP5N-DACPIBIOSRevision1101:bd05/18/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5N-D:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
fglrx: Not loaded
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic

[Jaakan Shorter (jaakanshorter)]

I did stop/start to GDM with my Olevia 27 connect and here is what is in my xorg

DPI set to (812, 866) , 10 x what it should be

(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 8400 GS at PCI:3:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): DMI LCD Multi-Media Display (CRT-1)
(--) NVIDIA(0): DMI LCD Multi-Media Display (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel
(--) NVIDIA(0): clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-1
(==) NVIDIA(0):
(==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(==) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
(==) NVIDIA(0):
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (812, 866); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) NVIDIA(0): option

[Jaakan Shorter (jaakanshorter)]

a quick fix to work around the bug
was to add the following to xorg.conf

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Monitor "Configured Monitor"
        Device "Configured Video Device"
        Option "DPI" "96 x 90"
        Option "UseEdidDpi" "false"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
            Depth 24
            Modes "1280x720"
            Virtual 1280 720
        EndSubSection

EndSection

[bugbot (bugbot)]

This bug report was filed against an old version of Ubuntu.
Can you confirm whether this is still an issue in natty?

If you don't mind, it would be very helpful if you could update the bug
report in launchpad to 'Fix Released' if it is no longer an issue for
you, or if it is still occurring under natty, please tag the bug 'natty'
so it's easier for us to track.

[bugbot (bugbot)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.