I've also discovered that the computer can't sleep properly and that the
driver is unable to turn off the monitor. All it does it blank the
screen.
This is obviously more than an error in detecting resolution - the
drivers are completely broken and barely function with the video card.
Changed the title to reflect it as such. Users with R300s and below all
report the same on the forums.
** Summary changed:
- Stuck at Low Resolution After Update - ATI R300
+ Open Source ATI R300 Drivers Broken
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati
After an update, my desktop display is stuck at 1152 x 864. My LCD
monitor's native resolution is 1680 x 1050.
This results in a slightly stretched display which totally ruins photos,
not to mention that the display is of low resolution. I'm running the
most current Intrepid release.
+
+ Even worse, the bad drivers don't allow the computer to sleep or even
+ turn off the monitor properly (all it does is blank it).
The Screen Resolution applet shows no options (they are greyed out), and
xrander does the following:
holi...@dell:~$ xrandr -s 1680x1050
Size 1680x1050 not found in available modes
holi...@dell:~$
I tried switching to the fglrx driver, but ATi's drivers apparently
have serious issues with my card and the current x-server. (The
resulting 'Start Ubuntu in Low Resolution' actually yielded a resolution
very close to my monitor's native resolution).
I tried reverting to the previous version of the open source drivers
using 'Force Version' in Synaptic (the ones that shipped with Intrepid
originally), but that didn't work either.
Versions:
xserver-xorg-ati version: 1:6.9.0+git20081003.f9826a56-0ubuntu2.1
xserver-xorg-ati-radeon version: 1:6.9.0+git20081003.f9826a56-0ubuntu2.1
xserver-xorg-core: 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3
xorg: 1:7.4~5ubuntu3
Help!
[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE
DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface [8086:2560] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0142]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R300 NE
[Radeon 9500 Pro] [1002:4e45]
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Device [1002:3002]
** Tags added: ati r300 radeon resolution xorg
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Open Source ATI R300 Drivers Broken
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/317319
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