1280 X 768 corrected

[Dennis]

command doesn't do nothing.  When running laptop by itself, I have
always got 1280x768.  It's when I plug in external monitor is when it
changes resolutions, with the exception of XP.  anyway thanks for all
your input. feel free to give more advise, info etc.
Dennis
> 

On Tue, 2009-05-26 at 20:10 -0400, Jason Straight wrote:
> On 05/26/2009 08:02 PM, Dennis wrote:
> > yes, this work great on my laptop, but my external monitor didn't like
> > it at all.  usually they both support the same resolution. my external
> > monitor goes into power savings mode.  so close.  tell me what you
> > think.
> 
> I'm not well versed in dual monitor setups, but try 'xrandr --screen 1 
> -s 1280x768' and see if that brings your external around.
> 
> 'xrandr -q' should list what modes each screen are in with an * next to 
> the one being used - fyi. Might give some clue as to why your signal to 
> external was lost.
>