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On Monday 14 September 2009 02:59:28 David Relson wrote: |
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> G'day, |
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> I'm running Xorg with a minimal config file (only 15 lines - which |
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> provide font paths and set the AllowMouseOpenFail option). |
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> When I last restarted my computer (about 3 months ago), X came up in |
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> 1280x1024 mode. Today I restarted X (because the shift and control |
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> keys were non-responsive) and my computer is in 1024x768 mode. I much |
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> prefer the higher resolution. |
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> I have the Xorg.0.log files from the reboot 3 months ago and today's X |
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> restart. What should I be looking at in them to diagnose what has |
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> happened differently? |
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> Several obvious questions arise: |
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> _Why_ did X select a different resolution today? |
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> _How_ can I get to the higher resolution? |
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> _What_ can I do to prevent a recurrence of this problem? |
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> I'm running a 2.6.28-gentoo-r5 kernel with the following packages: |
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> x11-base/xorg-x11-7.2 |
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> x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 |
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> x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.1-r1 |
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Recent Xorg interrogates the hardware to find what resolutions it supports and |
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can pick one of those to use. The user can also specify their preference, so I |
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reckon you likely didn't specify a preference; and what Xorg thinks you want |
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isn't what you want. |
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Look for the string "EDID" in both logs and make comparisons in that area. |
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Before you do that, run "genlop -l" or examine emerge.log to find what |
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upgrades and merges were done in the last three months that affect resolution. |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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