Bug#462562: Option PreferredMode not per monitor

[Michel Dänzer]

reassign 462562 xserver-xorg-core
kthxbye


On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 19:16 +0100, Anders Hammarquist wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> Version: 1:6.7.197-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> I have dual monitor setup, one widescreen LCD and an older CRT. Trying to
> get different default modes on the two screens appears impossible. The CRT
> does apparently not specify a preferred mode in its EDID, and without any
> setting in xorg.conf it runs at the same 1680x1050 resolution as the LCD.
> 
> Trying to add an Option PreferredMode to its Monitor section in xorg.conf
> resulted in the LCD also running at (the specified) 1280x1024. Adding an
> Option PreferredMode to the LCD Monitor section had no effect (it still
> ran at 1280x1024).
> 
> xrandr however, shows the + in the proper place for both monitors, so
> at least something is picking up the PreferredMode, it's just not properly
> applied when the initial mode is selected.

I think this is because it tries to come up in the same resolution on
all connected displays by default, but I agree some way to override this
might be nice.

However, this is handled by the X server itself, reassigning.


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