Comment 13 for bug 204065
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(Get the code!)
I'm forwarding this bug from a Ubuntu reporter.
Bug: https:/
The user is seeing font dpi's that are too large. The monitor is being detected as one requiring a quirk for horizontal size in cm's, and is indicating that it has set the DPI to (96, 96), which *should* be fine. However, it later reports that it's using a 289 x 21 physical screen size, so I wonder if it needs an additional quirk?
Xorg.0.log: http://
[Original report]
"Using Kubuntu Hardy Alpha 6, KDE4 edition. (same thing can be duplicated with the Ubuntu Hardy Alpha 6), on a Compaq V5204NR laptop. This machine has Intel 945GM graphics.
Attempting to boot in safe graphics mode boots into text mode only. Attempting to run "startx" does not work, complaining that there are not usable screens for the display. Booting regularly does boot into X, however, the text is WAY oversized to the point that I cannot use any menu whatsoever. The numbers in the pager in the taskbar are at least 10 times too large, they do not show fully in the pager. The tips box that starts up is so large that it fills the entire screen, with only a few letters visible, as they are also too large.
The only way i was able to get a usable screen was to boot into regular mode then drop to a virtual terminal. I mounted the laptop hard drive to a temporary folder, then copied my existing xorg.conf to the right directory of the live cd. I then pressed ctrl+alt+F7 to go back into X, and restarted the xorg server. I was then able to perform an install of the OS, followed by an install of 915resolution.
While i know that 915resolution is needed for widescreen, older versions (pre 7.10) would at least give me a proper 1024x768 with readable text.
I consider this a show stopper, in that many laptops use the Intel graphics chipset. I cant be the only one with this issue. If i load a disk and i cant read ANYTHING on the screen, or even see the menus to attempt to troubleshoot, I am very unlikely to use the product. I dare say many would not think to keep a copy of a good xorg.conf file laying around... Seems that something just isnt right in the autodetection and setup of xorg.
thanks for your time,
-myk"