http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/322/
Then Ubuntu/X must do WHATEVER it takes to stick to that resolution and refresh rate.

In case of multi-monitor setups, must be able to specify the configuration at time of installation.

Also, the login GUI must use same resolution as X. Why different resolutions?

Rant:
I have nVidia NVS440 card with Viewsonic VP2290b monitor. Video card must be set to 1920x1200 @13Hz or @41Hz refresh rate for each of it's four outputs. Desktop must be arranged in 2x2 matrix. Then monitor displays 3840x2400 @13Hz or @41Hz.

This worked very well in Ubuntu 6.06. Installed Ubuntu 7.04 and ended up with something like 800x480, even with nVidia binary drivers. Tweaked xorg.conf for weeks to get this to work. BulletProofX kept messing with my hand crafted xorg.conf file; which did work with 6.06. Eventually gave up and started using Windaz again :-( Will try again when frustration level has come down.

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]]> en-us Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:37:45 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:25:54 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/322/
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/335/

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/383/]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:36:40 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:54:51 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:59:08 +0000 Problem disappears after installing proprietary drivers, but it shouldn't have occurred in first place even with open drivers.]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:36:30 +0000
This area of Ubuntu *must* work better.

(lspci shows only one graphics card, but Ubuntu can no longer probe my monitor correctly, and the Ubuntu GUI's for configuring these things simply don't work for me anymore. At one point it even lost the fact that I had a UK keyboard! 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' works, though.)]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:17:39 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:18:44 +0000 I believe that is not that hard to import .icc file with .inf file so users will have same picture quality as in windows.
Oh, and, ubuntu should NOTIFY the user when he is messing with monitor setup that he can import those settings from cd which he got for his monitor!
]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:03:15 +0000
On a side note, (will be fixed with this too):
I have several CRTs (yes and I know why, LCDs are too expensive for the quality and size they provide) and they are all pretty much stuck at 60hz and my eyes are going through hell. ]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:06:07 +0000 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:54:58 +0000 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:15:45 +0000
Frankly, I don't understand why. I'm not entirely sure why I should need to manually enter Vertical and horizontal synz when I put a new monitor on, but it seems like, having entered that and specific resolutions to allow, everything should work.

But it doesn't. One has to consistently fight it out on any monitor new enough to not be in the default listing. My most recent fight (hp w2207) finally got me the right (1680 x 1050 @ 60hz) resolution with the default drivers, but it will give me some ridiculous 1900 x something resolution when I use the ATI drivers. No ATI, no 3D, ATI, resolution will refuse to set @ 1680x1050.

This should not be this much work!]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:16:54 +0000 Fri, 23 May 2008 11:52:04 +0000
The last 4-5 releases have been eccentric with regard to resolution and refresh rates.

Frankly, it's a nightmare trying to get the ones I desire - and various problems still persist (or get replaced by different issues.

Sad to say Windows trounces Ubuntu in this respect - it can be installed on virtually any brand new hardware with fully functioning 2D from any video card.]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:24:29 +0000
I hate moving xorg.conf's each time I boot into vmware.]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:10:31 +0000 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:47:00 +0000 Go in bios en switch 'Plug and Play O/S' to 'No' (or Off or Disabled)
So now the bios recognize de hardware and not the OS.
Now you can change de monitor, resolution and driver. and it stays that way in your xorg.conf
I hope it works for you as it works for me


]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:23:19 +0000 Go in bios en switch 'Plug and Play O/S' to 'No' (or Off or Disabled)
So now the bios recognize de hardware and not the OS.
Now you can change de monitor, resolution and driver. and it stays that way in your xorg.conf
I hope it works for you as it works for me


]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:23:47 +0000 It started with that i installed ubuntu 7,10.
After sucsess install i get a normal zised logon screen.
I put in my username and password, the screen blinks a few times and HUUUH.... The screen resolution had dropped from Ca 1000x800 to 800x400. I spend the next days tweaking xorg.conf and other files and finaly got it.
I was really really really proud of myself because this was one of the first times i had anything with linux.

A few days later i upgrade to 8.10 and whoola all my twekings reseted. I made the tweaks agen but no.
The new vesion of ubuntu didnt take the settings the same way...

Now i have given up.
And yes i have tryed envy or what it was.

Sorry for may bad english!]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:42:26 +0000 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:29:30 +0000