X resolution on intel G31 not better than 1024x768

[Marty Jack]

On 06/23/2011 09:27 PM, Alex Janssen wrote:
> On 06/23/2011 06:09 PM, Alex Janssen wrote:
>> Hello to all.  Hope you are well.
>>
>> Sorry for this long post, but I'm stumped. <<snip>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Alex
>>
> I'm stumped no more.
> Glad I caught this before anyone spent any time on it. ;-)
> 
> It's the KVM causing this poblem.  I should'a guessed.
> I connected the monitor directly to the G31M and Linux boots perfectly.
> Guess I'll look for a better KVM.  This one's a "Cables to go" if anyone's interested.
> If you have a suggestion for a good KVM, please post it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
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It is typical for KVM switches to cache the EDID.  Sometimes they do it wrong.  I would have suggested that, had you not figured it out.  If anyone else should have this in the future, experimenting without the KVM in the circuit would be something to try first.  This also comes up a lot with digital TV setups.