(In reply to comment #0) > What I would expect that if the system can detect (which it can do) which > resolution is the native resolution, it would enable clone mode and set the > resolutions to the respective *native resolutions* instead of setting them > both to 1024x768.
That's nonsensical. "Clone" means identical. We did actually try doing something like this at one point, where we'd set all the outputs to their native resolutions, overlapping, with their top-left corners aligned. Turns out that's a worse solution because desktop UI elements like panels get either placed in the middle of the screen (if you align them to the smaller screen) or only visible on one screen and not the other (if you align them to the larger). And people hated that, and rightly so, so now we pick the largest mode supported on both. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/509329 Title: Both monitors are set too low resolution when second monitor is attached from system start Status in X.org XServer - ATI gfx chipset driver: Won't Fix Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: xorg I have a laptop (Sony Vaio VGN-SR51MF/S) which I use together with an external monitor (Benq G2410HD). I'm running Kubuntu Lucid (development version, latest updates installed). The video card is an Ati Monility Radeon 4530 HD; i'm using the xserver-xorg-video-ati drivers. When looking at Screen settings, there is printed (Auto) after the correct native resolutions for both the laptop screen as the external monitor. What the system does when booting while the HDMI cable is already connected and the external monitor is switched on, is that it enables the external monitor in clone mode (which is good), but it sets both displays to 1024x768. This resolution is lower than both the native resolution of my laptop (1280x800) and the native resolution of my external monitor (which is 1920x1080). What I would expect that if the system can detect which resolution is the native resolution, it would enable clone mode and set the resolutions to the respective *native resolutions* instead of setting them both to 1024x768. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Jan 18 21:31:36 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20091224) MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-SR51MF_S Package: xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-10-generic-pae root=UUID=64121d2a-192e-4c24-964d-d22b70db85f3 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=nl_NL:nl LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-10.14-generic-pae RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7-0ubuntu6 libdrm2 2.4.17-0ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-1ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20091125.0061c4db-0ubuntu2 SourcePackage: xorg Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-10-generic-pae i686 XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] Bestand of map bestaat niet: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: R4090Y1 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR4090Y1:bd08/05/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-SR51MF_S:pvrC6025431:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VGN-SR51MF_S dmi.product.version: C6025431 dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation fglrx: Not loaded system: distro: Ubuntu architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.32-10-generic-pae To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/509329/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
