Resolution changed and can't be returned to original resolution.

[Tony K.]

I am beginning to believe this is a hardware issue.

Last night, I booted up an old hard drive I use for experimenting.  It
has Ubuntu 6.06 on it but has not been updated in several weeks+.  It
boots as normal and has normal resolution (1024x768).

This morning I booted up my backup server (the original machine giving
me problems) and I noticed that the login screen looked normal (not
640x480). After booting the screen was 640x480 but going to System >
Preferences > Screen Resolution, all the options are back and I am now
able to change the resolution back to 1024x768 85Hz.

I then tried rebooting my desktop and it two has returned to normal!

Maybe I have a few ghosts in my machines.

On 7/30/06, Tod Merley <todbot88 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 7/30/06, Tod Merley <todbot88 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Hi Tony!
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> > > This is a guess.  I think that the boot process talks to X but also to
> > > Gnome.  So, if the monitor is unknown, both X and Gnome go to the crude
> > > resolution in hopes that we will see something.
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> > > Try going to System > Preferences > Screen Resolution -- see what you
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> > > in the drop down menus -- hopefully, choose what you want, and then if
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> > > works make it the default.
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> > > Good hunting!
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> > On 7/29/06, Tony K. <tony.kruse at gmail.com > wrote:
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> > > It won't let me choose anything except 640x480 and 60Hz.
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> > Hi Tony!
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> > Look for warnings (WW) and errors (EE) and anything else you can find in
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old.  Your hardware may be
> unhappy due to a lack of memory or something a bit different on the buses.
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> > Ones near the end of the log may be the most helpful.  You may do well to
> google the message or parts thereof.
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> > Good Hunting!
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> > Tod
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> Hi again Tony!
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> I remembered that this is occuring on two machines.  Probaby not a memory or
> internal buss issue.
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> Thought 1.  Any changes in the KVM switch?  On mine I have to unplug the
> mouse when changing to the Ubuntu machine (it is a strange mouse!).  This
> allows it to reset.  Yes, if I start Ubuntu without being switched to it I
> will find the same situation as you - Ubuntu talks to the monitor during
> boot (technically startup) and if it finds the good ol monitor with the
> usual capabilities all is well but if not then it goes crummy generic.  If I
> start it with the KVM switched to it all goes well for the rest of the week
> (acutally, until I turn it off).  It alaways goes back to normal if the
> monitor is attached to the computer during boot.
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> Thought 2.  Any changes in the monitor.  It is kind of strange to me that no
> horizontal or vertical sync rates are shown in the monitor section.  Note
> the segment below from another Xorg.conf:
> #
> **********************************************************************
> # Monitor section
> #
> **********************************************************************
> # Any number of monitor sections may be present
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "zap"
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> # HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
> # HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
> # comma separated list of ranges of values.
> # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
> # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
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> HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
> VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0
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> #### HorizSync 31.5, 35.15, 35.5
> # HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
> # HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
> # HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
> # VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
> # VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
> # comma separated list of ranges of values.
> # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
> # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
> #### VertRefresh 50-70
> EndSection
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> Thought 3.  I came across this site doing a search I think on your video
> card.  Note the section on Xorg (and lspci and slmod):
> http://www.xms.se/~zap/linux/aceraspire1355lc.html
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> Good Hunting!
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> Tod
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