[Bug 3731] Re: Xorg resolution falling back to 640x480 and/or 800x600 when h/v freqs incorrect

[Caroline Ford]

ddc probe finds the resolutions for my monitor, but not for my graphics
chip?

 sudo ddcprobe
Password:
vbe: VESA 3.0 detected.
oem: NVIDIA
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
product: CR17 Board Chip Rev A3
memory: 32768kb
mode: 640x400x256
mode: 640x480x256
mode: 800x600x16
mode: 800x600x256
mode: 320x200x64k
mode: 320x200x16m
mode: 640x480x64k
mode: 640x480x16m
mode: 800x600x64k
mode: 800x600x16m
edid:
edid: 1 3
id: a001
eisa: DELa001
serial: 38315a42
manufacture: 11 2002
input: sync on green, analog signal.
screensize: 31 23
gamma: 2.900000
dpms: RGB, active off, suspend, standby
timing: 640x480 at 60 Hz (VGA)
timing: 640x480 at 75 Hz (VESA)
timing: 800x600 at 60 Hz (VESA)
timing: 800x600 at 75 Hz (VESA)
timing: 1024x768 at 75 Hz (VESA)
ctiming: 640x480 at 85
ctiming: 800x600 at 85
ctiming: 1024x768 at 85
ctiming: 1280x1024 at 60
dtiming: 1024x768 at 93
monitorserial: 23DDC23B81ZB
monitorname: DELL E771a
monitorrange: 30-70, 50-160

It's an onboard nvidia gforce chip (think mx4) and an old dell crt. I am
now running at 1024x768 but only by manually adding the monitor ranges
to xorg.conf

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Xorg resolution falling back to 640x480 and/or 800x600 when h/v freqs incorrect
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3731
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