display resolution for external monitor cannot be set to anything higher than 640x480

[firebird]

Binary package hint: xorg

Hi guys!

I have a Fujitsu E8460 Laptop infront of me with an Nvidia graphics card.
If I try to switch to an attached beamer by pressing Fn+F10 I do get a picture on the beamer except it is completely blown out of proportion.
Apparently I do have a 1360x768 resolution in a 640x480 pane, meaning that i have to scroll the picture arround in this pane.
Within nvidia-settings in the menu item "x-server display configuration" I can set the resolution for the external monitor to 480x320 or 640x480 or auto or off. that is it. And in "Panning" I can put whatever I want...

Also the driver does not recognize the externeal device at all, as it is being called "CRT0", it is a Panasonic PT-LB55NTE Beamer.
I guess this is why I don't get to see any other resolutions?

How can I circumvent this? For example by setting the values' range manually?

We would be very grateful if you could look into this as soon as possible as we are talking about a productive device here that is being required urgently!

Thanks in advance and your's,
Firebug

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Nov 15 11:13:23 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-25-generic, i686: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427.1)
MachineType: FUJITSU SIEMENS LIFEBOOK E8420
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
 Socket 1:
   product info: "O2Micro", "SmartCardBus Reader", "V1.0", ""
   manfid: 0xffff, 0x0001
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
 Socket 1:
   5.0V 16-bit PC Card
   Subdevice 0 (function 0) [unbound]
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=77921ed6-f45f-402d-893d-bcf4317a02b4 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
dmi.bios.date: 08/26/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: FUJITSU // Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: Version 3.04
dmi.board.name: FJNB1E9
dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU
dmi.board.version: CP401311-01
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
dmi.chassis.version: E84__
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnFUJITSU//PhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvrVersion3.04:bd08/26/2009:svnFUJITSUSIEMENS:pnLIFEBOOKE8420:pvr:rvnFUJITSU:rnFJNB1E9:rvrCP401311-01:cvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:ct10:cvrE84__:
dmi.product.name: LIFEBOOK E8420
dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-25-generic

[firebird (sysadmin-dk-compmath-deactivatedaccount)]

Hi guys!

I can meanwhile reproduce this with a MSI GT640, so this is not a special case but seems to occur more often!

According to my colleague this used to work UNTIL 10.4!
So this seems to be a genuine step BACKWARDS...

Now they want me to install WINDOWSon those devices, so can anybody please take notice?
As it worked already it cannot be too hard a fix, right?
Thanks and your's
firebug

[penalvch (penalvch)]

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