Bug#449321: Cannot set screen resolution in xorg.conf using ATI driver

[Michael Vanier <mvanier@cs.caltech.edu>]

Woo hoo!  That did it.  It also got rid of an annoying white line at the bottom of my screen that's 
been there forever.  Thanks so much!  I've donated $25 to the Debian project as a token of my gratitude.

Cheers,

Mike

Brice Goglin wrote:
> Michael Vanier wrote:
> > Brice,
> >
> > Unfortunately, installing the new driver didn't fix the problem.  I'm
> > attaching the Xorg.0.log file.  The new driver does seem to be
> > installed; I can see it in dselect.
>
> The log below confirms that 6.7.195 is used.
>
> > (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 using monitor section Configured Monitor
> > [...]
> > (II) RADEON(0): Output DVI-0 has no monitor section
> > (II) RADEON(0): Output LVDS has no monitor section
>
> Try adding
> 	Option "Monitor-LVDS" "Configured Monitor"
> to the Device section of your xorg.conf.
>
> The driver seems to be using your monitor section for the VGA output
> by default (probably because VGA-0 is first in the list of outputs
> supported by your board).
>
> Brice