Yeah I think BJB's right, this looks like a bug in KMS.
** Package changed: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) = linux (Ubuntu)
** Summary changed:
- Resolution cannot be set higher than 640x480 and doesn't fit screen
+ [i845] Resolution cannot be set higher than 640x480 and doesn't fit screen
** Attachment added: kern.log
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/874694/+attachment/2554425/+files/kern.log
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** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/874694/+attachment/2554397/+files/Xorg.0.log
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** Attachment added: xrandr
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/874694/+attachment/2554437/+files/xrandr.log
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I had similar issue on Ubuntu 11.10 on old Amilo L6820, adding
i915.modeset=0 as linux kernel param at the grub did the trick.
Please note that I did not have investigated any sideeffect of this
parameter (performance drop, etc), but at least I can run ubuntu 11.10.
Without this parameter, this
Thanks for that, BJB, that works!
Not sure if the bug lies in the graphics drivers then?
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Title:
Resolution cannot be
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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To me there is a problem around KMS with i915. As far as I understand,
the value 0 disable the KMS and force the usage of the video driver mode
detection instead of the kernel base handling. So, I would say this is
rather a KMS (aka Kernel 3.0 ?) issue. Anybody please correct me if my
Ken, thanks for the logs - can you just clarify what machine model this is and
what monitors it has?
xrandr and X think that it has a 640x480 internal LCD and an external higher
res monitor - what's the reality?
Dave
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Title:
Resolution cannot be set higher than 640x480 and doesn't fit screen
To manage
Hi Ken,
Can you run apport-collect 874694with your machine in this state? It
should add a load of logs to the bug report to determine what's happening.
Dave
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apport information
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** Description changed:
In Lubuntu 11.10 I cannot set the resolution higher than 640x480. The
screen clearly doesn't like this and doesn't fit the desktop. See
attached photo.
-PCI Devices-
Host bridge : Intel
It doesn't seem to have added a great deal of information.
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Title:
Resolution cannot be set higher than 640x480 and
Odd; it doesn't! OK, can you add:
1) /var/log/Xorg.0.log
2) /var/log/kern.log
3) The output of xrandr
Dave
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