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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #177658
  2. Comment #20

Comment 20 for bug 177658

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In , agd5f (agd5f) wrote :

(In reply to comment #10)
> deleting this key (too bad i didn't back-it up before) now also leads to Gnome
> with a blank screen. If anyone has any idea on how I could restore it I could
> continue with some more testing.
>

Does deleting that key also break startx?

you can specify a preferred mode in your monitor section:

Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"