GDM loads with wrong resolution

[Mariano F.co Benítez Mulet]

Binary package hint: gdm

GDM loads with smaller resolution than the native 1680x1050.
After logged in, resolution changes to the correct one.
This is happening with gutsy tribe5 daily upgraded.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 16 13:06:31 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: hal 0.5.9.1-1ubuntu8
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: hal
Uname: Linux nanodromo 2.6.22-11-generic #1 SMP Fri Sep 7 05:07:05 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[guyvdb (guyvdb-gmail)]

I can confirm this for my gutsy.

The keyboard layout is also incorrect.

In GNOME I use an AZERTY keyboard layout with 1440x900 screen resolution.

GDM uses a QUERTY layout with the maximum layout > 1440x900. There doesn't seem to be a way to make GDM use the GNOME settings.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Can you check and see if this is occurring with the latest Gutsy? I've committed several fixes to the resolution autodetection, and one may have addressed this issue already.

[guyvdb (guyvdb-gmail)]

> Can you check and see if this is occurring with the latest Gutsy? I've
> committed several fixes to the resolution autodetection, and one may
> have addressed this issue already.
>
> ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete

It is still occurring with the latest Gutsy.

[James (chiisu81)]

Could this be related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/146828

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

jclemon, you may be right.

Could those experiencing this issue try the workaround mentioned in that bug? Comment out the Virtual line and see if gdm takes the right resolution after that. If so, then this bug can be marked a dupe of that one, since it has more detailed info.

[Mariano F.co Benítez Mulet (pachico)]

After a fresh install both GDM and X load with correct resolution.
On another partition, with feisty upgrade to gutsy I had to remove all entries from xorg.conf except the correct one in order to make it load correctly.

I don't have that partition anymore so I can't keep testing it.