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Video settings get messed up after using GUI to disable power management.

Bug #76286 reported by KUbuntuIsCool888
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kdebase (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Rich Johnson

Bug Description

This is a default (Vanilla) install of KUbuntu 6.10. After the install, the Video resolution was at 1024x768.
After going in through the GUI and disabling power management, the Video resolution dropped to 800x600 after a reboot.
After trying to get the 1024x768 screen back using the GUI, it finally dropped me down to 640x480.
The only way that I found to recover from this is to restore the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

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Ben T (bentucci523) wrote :

Thanks for the report. Which kind of graphics card do you have? Can you also attach your xorg file? This is important to make sure there is not a mis-configured xorg.conf file.

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KUbuntuIsCool888 (palmtreesnsand888) wrote :

I believe that the video card is detected correctly as "ATI Technologies, Inc. 3D Rage Pro". I'm attaching the "good" xorg.conf file to this message. I will submit the one more message with the GUI updated xorg.conf (after I disable power management).

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KUbuntuIsCool888 (palmtreesnsand888) wrote :

Here is the GUI altered xorg.conf that causes the resolution to drop.

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Ben T (bentucci523) wrote :

There is a definite difference in the device and monitor section. My best guess is that this is a bug in gnome-power-manager. However, it might help the GNOME developers to submit a bug on their bug tracker at: (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/). Also, there are a couple of models of the ATI rage. See: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_Rage).

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Matthew Garrett (mjg59) wrote :

gnome-power-manager does not touch xorg.conf. It sounds like an issue with the KDE X configuration tool, not gnome-power-manager - especially since it's a Kubuntu install.

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Ben T (bentucci523) wrote : Re: [Bug 76286] Re: Video settings get messed up after using GUI to disable power management.

Oh yeah... d'oop. Of course... reading too quickly leads to this.

On 12/19/06, Matthew Garrett <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> gnome-power-manager does not touch xorg.conf. It sounds like an issue
> with the KDE X configuration tool, not gnome-power-manager - especially
> since it's a Kubuntu install.
>
> --
> Video settings get messed up after using GUI to disable power management.
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/76286
>

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Rich Johnson (nixternal) wrote :

Is this still an issue with hardy? I believe all of this was taken care of in Guidance during either the Gutsy, or most definitely the Hardy, development cycles. Thanks!

Changed in kdebase:
assignee: nobody → nixternal
status: New → Incomplete
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Guidance displayconfig is being replaced by a different KDE4 application in Kubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid), so no further displayconfig changes are currently being considered, even if this was still a bug.

Changed in kdebase:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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Ben T (bentucci523) wrote :

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