After X crash, max resolution was lowered [intel graphics]
Hello, I have an HP Mini 110 netbook with Fedora 17 installed and fully updated.
$ uname -a
Linux tardis.subwavenetwork 3.8.3-103.fc17.i686 #1 SMP Mon Mar 18 15:57:42 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
The graphics chip is
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
lsmod | grep i915
i915 535142 2
video 18551 1 i915
i2c_algo_bit 13065 1 i915
drm_kms_helper 45244 1 i915
drm 217156 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_core 28449 5 drm,i915,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,videodev
I use the VGA output of the netbook very often, connecting it to an LG 19LV2500 monitor. Sometimes as "extend", mostly VGA only (turning off the netbook's LVDS1 screen).
Normally, I can obtain the monitor's full resolution 1360x768 but I prefer 1280x720.
After a X crash, the computer cannot give anything more than 1024x768, which is extremely blurry (more than I'd even expect), while the computer, when the VGA cable is connected, boots with a resolution of 800x600 mirrored in both screens.
$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 600, maximum 4096 x 4096
LVDS1 connected 1024x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 222mm x 125mm
1024x600 60.0*+
800x600 60.3 56.2
640x480 59.9
VGA1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.3 56.2
848x480 60.0
640x480 59.9
I did update few days back, but the problem appeared yesterday, after X crashed and I had to kill it from a tty. I want things to go back to how they were before that, but I can't think of any eg file that was corrupted by killing X and that caused that. Ask me for more info if necessary.
I can't say that I'm familiar with this but could this be a help: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-change-display-resolution-settings-using-xrandr.html
Mordoc, thanks. That helped. I made it permanent by editing /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart. If a more elegant solution exists, I'm looking forward to more answers.
@dm3k Why not enter your solution as the answer to this which will give a hand to the next user.