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[Josef Wolf <jw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 03:00:34PM -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
> On 2008/02/08 19:15 (GMT+0100) Josef Wolf apparently typed:
>
> > Since I installed opensuse-10.3, xorg always uses 1368x768 screen
> > resolution no matter what setting I choose in sax2.  AFAICS, the
> > configuration in /etc/X11/xorg.conf is OK:
>
> >    Section "Monitor"
> >      DisplaySize 427 320
> >      HorizSync   29-113
> >      Identifier  "Monitor[0]"
> >      ModelName   "21P4"
> >      Option      "DPMS"
> >      VendorName  "FUJITSU SIEMENS"
> >      VertRefresh 50-160
> >      UseModes    "Modes[0]"
> >    EndSection
>
> > But I always get 1368x768, even if I choose fairly low resolution like
> > 1280x1024.  My changes in sax2 don't show even the slightest effect, no
> > matter which resolution I choose.
>
> > This monitor/graphic-card combination (intel 82865G onboard) worked out
> > of the box since suse-8.x up to suse-10.2 without the slightest problem
> > with 1600x1200@85.  But with 10.3, I get only this boring 1368x768, no
> > matter what I do.
>
> > Any ideas what is going wrong here?
>
> Modernization in Xorg and the Intel driver. There are clues in
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log you haven't shared with us, but try putting in xorg.conf
> 'Section "Monitor"':
>
>       Option "PreferredMode" "1600x1200"

That did the trick and gave me my 1600x1200@85 back again.  Thanks Felix!
Is this workaround needed only for 10.3 or will I have to add this
manually in future versions, too?
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