I seem to be having a similar/same problem on my Toshiba Tecra A10 laptop, with an external display attached.
$ lspci | grep Display 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07) Laptop resolution = 1280x800 External display = HP LP2465 at 1920x1200 I have the latest intel driver (2:2.6.3-0ubuntu5). On Ubuntu 8.10 this setup runs fine (except the external display becomes the primary). On Ubuntu 9.04 I can only get the external display up to 1152x720 When I try to set it to 1920x1200, this is what happens on startup (from Xorg.0.log): (EE) intel(0): Failed to pin front buffer: Cannot allocate memory Fatal server error: Couldn't bind memory for BO front buffer I tried the Option "Legacy3D" "False" fix, but that did not do the trick. I'll attach the Xorg.0.log. Oh, here is my xorg.conf (identical in 8.10 and 9.04): # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file) Section "Monitor" Identifier "Configured Monitor" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Monitor "Configured Monitor" Device "Configured Video Device" SubSection "Display" Virtual 3200 1200 EndSubSection EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" EndSection Should you need more information, don't hesitate to yell. Kind regards Geert ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27726259/Xorg.0.log -- [i855GM] jaunty xorg low graphic mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/320662 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp