Bug#498262: xserver-xorg-video-intel: VGA output state misdetected
On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 03:51:33PM +0100, Andrew Archibald wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> Version: 2:2.3.2-2+lenny2
> Severity: normal
>
> On a fresh install of Lenny gdm/gnome primarily uses only 1280x800
> when the resolution of the output is (correctly) 1280x1024. The lower
> taskbar is not then at the bottom of the screen although the area under
> the lower taskbar is still usable and shows the background image. Also
> windows which are maximised only use the top part of the screen.
>
> This desktop system has one DVI output and one VGA output. The native res
> of the screen is 1280x1024. Normally I only connect the DVI cables. On
> Etch this was fine but now, with latest Lenny, only 1280x800 seems to
> be considered active/usable. This seems to be linked to the VGA output,
> which the driver sees as "disconnected" but still assigns a resolution
> which limits the other output.
Does this problem still occur with latest intel driver in Lenny?
Or in unstable or in experimental?
Brice
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