Dapper Beta LiveCD install doesn't setup monitors/resolutions right

Bug #40839 reported by David Tansey
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #42731: MULTIHEAD SUPPORT META BUG. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

I have a laptop and an external monitor. I booted the liveCD so that it was loading on my external monitor. I went through the installation to hard disk. When I rebooted my screen was still at 1024x768@75hz and the systems->preferences->screen resolution tool wouldn't let me bring it up to 1280. I know I can manually modify the xorg.conf file, but I figured the installation should figure out the resolution itself. And if it gets it wrong, there should be some graphical way to correct it.

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David Tansey (djtansey) wrote :

Another thing -- dapper is supposed to have better dual monitor support... I assume that this means when I get my different resolutions working that switching between them is going to automatically adjust the resolutions. I will continue to tinker around with this and see how well it does common dual-monitor tasks. Is there a package I should be specifying when filing bugs I find?

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

If X doesn't set xorg.conf up properly, then that's X's problem.

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David Tansey (djtansey) wrote : Re: [Bug 40839] Re: Dapper Beta LiveCD install doesn't setup monitors/resolutions right

Good point. Didn't realize that the installation used the regular package
setup scripts.

On 4/23/06, Colin Watson <email address hidden> wrote:
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> If X doesn't set xorg.conf up properly, then that's X's problem.
>
> ** Changed in: espresso (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: espresso => xorg
> Binarypackagename: espresso => None
>
> --
> Dapper Beta LiveCD install doesn't setup monitors/resolutions right
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/40839
>

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japj (japj) wrote :
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Fabio Massimo Di Nitto (fabbione) wrote :

I am not sure where or who somebody said that dapper was going to have better dual-head support... anyway can you please provide me with all the info from:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingXAutoconfiguration

Thanks
Fabio

Changed in xorg:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for xorg (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

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