I've got two debian systems sharing the same monitor through a Belkin KVM switch. The monitor works fine on debianatGB, but the screen resolution defaults to VGA every time I reboot the debianatAZV133. It does not matter whether I use the KVM switch; I only mention it 'cuz the monitor is one and the same between the two PC's, both running debian (albeit installed at different times and with different setups). Note also that the two video cards are from different vendors.
Here's the relevant section of /etc/X11/XF86-Config-4 on debianatGB (which are the settings that hold the monitor's screen resolution OK): Section "Device" Identifier "Trident Microsystems TGUI 9660/938x/968x" Driver "trident" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "NVidiaGForce" Driver "nv" EndSection Section "Monitor" # Block type: 2:0 3:fd # Block type: 2:0 3:fc Identifier "SyncMaster" VendorName "SAM" ModelName "SyncMaster" # Block type: 2:0 3:fd HorizSync 30-81 VertRefresh 56-75 # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 140 MHz # Block type: 2:0 3:fc # Block type: 2:0 3:ff # DPMS capabilities: Active off:yes Suspend:no Standby:no Mode "1280x1024" # vfreq 60.020Hz, hfreq 63.981kHz DotClock 108.000000 HTimings 1280 1328 1440 1688 VTimings 1024 1025 1028 1066 Flags "+HSync" "+VSync" EndMode # Block type: 2:0 3:fd # Block type: 2:0 3:fc # Block type: 2:0 3:ff EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" HorizSync 30-57 VertRefresh 43-72 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Trident Microsystems TGUI 9660/938x/968x" Device "NVidiaGForce" Monitor "SyncMaster" # Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection ___________________________________________________________________ And here is what debianatAZV133's /etc/X11/XF86-Config-4 file says: Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RF/SG AGP" Driver "ati" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Synchmaster 712N" HorizSync 30-65 VertRefresh 50-75 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RF/SG AGP" Monitor "Synchmaster 712N" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" InputDevice "Generic Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection ___________________________________________________________________ The resolutions that I'm running (1024 by 768 on the debianatGB PC and 1280 by 960 on the debianatAZV133 PC) seem well within the capabilities of the Samsung Synchmaster 712N LCD monitor, and the monitor behaves OK once its screen resolution has been adjusted after each reboot, but it seems odd to me that it won't stay put during a reboot. I do notice that the screen resolution is OK on the X login screen, but reverts to VGA after I log in. The screen resolution also stays put OK on a third PC running Win98SE hooked up through the same KVM switch. Another clue is that the mouse gets lost every time I switch from debianatGB back to debianatAZV133, freezing the debianatAZV133 effectively even though the keyboard survives the transition OK. I've sent an inquiry to Belkin Tech Support about the mouse. George Langford -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]