** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nv (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: xorg => xserver-xorg-video-nv
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
** Summary changed:
- Intrepid tries to kill my display
+ 1600x1050 resolution too high; causes picture to be distored and flash unless
changed to a lower resolution.
** Description changed:
Sorry if this is a duplicate. I ve been reading through a bunch of screen
resolution bugs, but didn't find one quite matching my problem.
They usually deal with not being able to increase the screen resolution, my
problem is the other way around. If there is an existing bug I missed, please
feel free to close / merge...
The Intrepid LiveCD (x64) will boot into a screen resolution of 1600 x 1050
on my system, which is way beyond the capabilities of my display. this causes
the picture to be distorted and flash like crazy. I somehow managed to get to
the preferences and change the resolution manually to match my display.
After installation, however, it would again run at 1600 x 1050. I almost
- went blind trying to ajust the screen resolution once more.
+ went blind trying to adjust the screen resolution once more.
Now there was one problem left: the login-screen is still 1600 x 1050,
flashing like crazy. Only after logging in will it decrease to the right
resolution.
For me, this is actually not such a big deal, I fixed it by installing the
nvidia-driver and adjusting the xorg.conf. But someone who is new to Linux
would probably have tossed the CD into the trash right away. Of course it's
cool to have a LiveCD running at the native resolution of the display that is
connected, but there is definitely no way ever, that all displays of all
manufacturers in the World can be detected correctly. I actually liked it
better in the old days, when you had a fairly low resolution after installation
and had to increase it manually, instead of having to find ways to decrease it
to the native resolution of your screen.
Ok, some people might never know that they could improve their screen if
it starts in a fairly low / safe resolution, but there could be a symbol
on the desktop "improve my screen" or somthing, which would only then
try to auto detect the display (giving the user the ability to hit
escape, if something goes wrong) or let people adjust the resolution
manually.
In the old days, if if someone killed their screen by messing with wrong
resolutions / refresh rates, they knew who to blame. I think that was
better than having your display fried by an Ubuntu LiveCD. :-)
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1600x1050 resolution too high; causes picture to be distored and flash unless
changed to a lower resolution.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296261
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