Comment 20 for bug 988290

Hi Vincent,

The link you posted worked for me. I had to back out the one made for
xscreensaver. It kept the resolution, but xscreensaver didn't turn off
the monitor (or make it sleep) it just blacked it out.

Erick,
Hope you're feeling better!

On 08/04/2012 01:14 PM, Vincent Gerris wrote:
> I have seen this issue on various intel integrated video chips.
> The issue seemed to be caused by the KVM switch at first, but it did not return to a proper resolution when it was removed from it.
> I found a workaround here:
> http://robert.penz.name/219/workaround-for-the-ubuntu-problem-with-kvm-switches/
> In the comment someone mentiones:
> 1. Get a working xorg.conf file for your system using whatever method
> 2. Get in a terminal the modeline corresponding to your monitor and desired resolution using :
> gtf 1920 1200 60
>
> the modeline needs to be proper for your screen and then added to the
> monitor section.
>
> I have not had this issue before, I hope something can be done to
> "autofix" this when a monitor is plugged.
>