A.G. wrote:

> Holly Bostick wrote:
> 
>> Robert G. Siebeck wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I use x.org 6.8.0 and KDE 3.3.2.
>>> In KDE control centre under devices -> display I get the message that
>>> my X server needs RANDR (Resize and Rotate), which is needed to change
>>> the display resolution.
>>> Actually RandR is supported and activated. In /var/log/Xorg.0.log I
>>> found the following line:
>>>
>>> (==) RandR enabled
>>>
>>> Why doesn't KDE allow me to change the resolution via the control
>>> centre?
>>> I'm using ati-drivers 8.8.25, maybe it's got something to do with that?
>>>
>>
>> Probably-- I'm using the mostly the same setup (KDE 3.3.2 and ati
>> 8.10.19 drivers), but under SuSE 9.2, and the message is the same in
>> my configuration center. So it probably is a KDE/ATI conflict, as Wine
>> has no problem changing resolution when needed (using the RANDR
>> extension), and if Wine can't change it back (because of a crash), I
>> can use CTRL+Alt++ to resize the desktop to normal resolution.
>> However, these keys do not work under normal operation (if the
>> resolution has not been changed by other means and I am changing it
>> back).
>>
>> So RANDR does work to some degree, as Wine can use it, but for
>> "normal" use, it does not seem to-- and that definitely sounds like an
>> ATI driver issue to me, fwiw. I don't usually change resolutions on
>> the fly, so I don't know if it would work with other WMs, but it
>> certainly does not with KDE. Maybe somebody else can confirm if it
>> works with nVidia or other cards (Matrox, for instance).
>>
> Nor with nvidia and same configuration

I have an nvidia card, and randr works great from KDE. I use the taskbar
icon, not Control Center. I also have a i815 chipset that randr works
well with, and an ATI Mobility M chipset that it works well with. Perhaps
your xorg needs to be recompiled or something?

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