X.org doesn't detect widescreen resolution
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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X.Org X server |
Invalid
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Unknown
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xresprobe (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xorg
I have a Dell 2007WFP 20 inch widescreen monitor. It has a resolution of 1680 x 1050 pixels. I booted up the latest Ubuntu 6.10 beta Live CD, and I noticed that the resolution was set at 1280 x 1024, which looked absolutely terrible.
With no way to set the correct resolution in System -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution, I had to edit my xorg.conf and add "1680x1050" to it, as seen below:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Monitor "DELL 2007WFP"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
What if I did not know how to edit my xorg.conf? In the worst case scenario I would give up on Ubuntu because it didn't detect the correct resolution and there was no easy way to set the correct resolution. 1280x1024 on a monitor which should be set to 1680x1050 is very annoying to work with, your display is a total blur and with the wrong aspect ration it's all out of proportion.
Why can't X.org detect the correct resolution? Windows can. Ubuntu has a serious problem if users of widescreen monitors (which are getting more common) have to edit a config file to get the correct resolution.
Changed in xorg-server: | |
status: | Unknown → Rejected |
I completely agree. I had to google up this article to get my 2005FPW working:
http:// www.wiredfool. com/2005/ 06/15/widescree nLcdsAndUbuntuL inux
And had to manually add the following line to my xorg.conf:
Modeline "1680x1050@60" 154.20 1680 1712 2296 2328 1050 1071 1081 1103
as well as changing all display modes. Seriously, how is any linux newbie supposed to figure this out? Widescreen LCD's are getting more and more common and need support from Ubuntu. A quote from the author of the article:
"I'm not going to belabor the point that it's 2005 and this is one of the friendlier linux distros that I've dealt with."