Bug#531486: regression: xrandr does not rotate correctly

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Mon, Jun  1, 2009 at 17:58:55 -0400, Borden Rhodes wrote:

> Since upgrading to the latest version of the X server (Intel 852/855 chipset), 
What exact version (xserver-xorg-core and/or xserver-xorg-video-intel
packages)?

> whenever I try to launch "xrandr --rotate" on my 1024x768 display, instead of 
> the rotated display going 1024px down and 768px across (so that it fills my 
> tablet), it goes 1024px across and 768px down.  This means that I lose the 
> right-hand side of my display and there's a black bar at the bottom of my 
> rotated screen.  I can 'unrotate' it back successfully.
> 
> This did work before upgrading X.  I suspect that it's a problem with the 
> Intel driver but I can't prove it.

What was the previous version?

Please send the full X log and config, for both the working and
not-working cases.  The output of xrandr --verbose before/after rotation
would also be helpful.

Thanks,
Julien