I would like to point out that this we be less an issue if Ubuntu simply had a dialog to simply manually set a resolution! Every operating system I know can do this. If not EDID data can be retrieved (like with old monitors, or monitors hooked up via BNC connectors, or monitors behind a KVM switch, but I also know some monitors that have defunct DDC, so no EDID either) Ubuntu suddenly becomes extremely user-unfriendly and archaic, you have to craft your own xorg.conf and compile modelines again (yuck!!).
Devels, *please* give us a simple slider in the monitor dialog to just simply set resolution and vertical frequency by hand. If you don't want to bother a newbie user with that, you could hide it behind a checkbox "advanced settings". I have reported this as a bug: bug 685516 http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video- intel/+bug/685516 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454388 Title: [i915g] intel card connected to a monitor acer AL1916 stuck at low resolution due a DDC issue To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/454388/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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
