Bug 511284

Summary: Only video mode/resolution detected is 1680x1050 (default)
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Larry O'Leary <larryoleary>
Component: mesaAssignee: Adam Jackson <ajax>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 11CC: ajax, clancy.kieran+redhat, mcepl, xgl-maint
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Description Larry O'Leary 2009-07-14 15:08:31 UTC
Created attachment 351598 [details]
Xorg.log with normal boot

Description of problem:

The only supported video resolution detected for my laptop monitor is 1680x1050 which is the "best" resolution for the monitor (but not my eyes).


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

kernel 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-intel 2.7.0.7.fc11

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)



How reproducible:

Start Fedora 11 after a standard install.  This issue occurs every time.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot Fedora 11 normally.
2. Attempt to change resolution using System -> Preferences -> Display
3. Use xrandr to display available video modes.
  
Actual results:

System -> Preferences -> Display shows only 1680x1050 as an available resolution regardless of Refresh Rate of 60Hz or 50Hz.

xrandr output:

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 4096 x 4096
LVDS1 connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
   1680x1050      60.1*+   50.1  


Expected results:

Many different screen resolutions as appeared in Fedora 10.

Additional info:

If I reboot with the Kernel parameter nomodeset all expected resolutions appear but other problems exist when selecting these other resolutions, like even though it is a widescreen display, any resolution other than the default 1680 x 1050 shows as standard screen size instead of wide (black bars on left and right of screen.

I will attached the relevant xorg logs.

Comment 1 Larry O'Leary 2009-07-14 15:09:05 UTC
Created attachment 351599 [details]
Xorg.log with nomodeset kernel param

Comment 2 Kieran Clancy 2009-08-17 06:52:19 UTC
Duplicate of bug 503171 ?

Comment 3 Matěj Cepl 2009-08-17 21:44:40 UTC
Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/Xorg(xorg_backtrace+0x26) [0x4e89b6]
1: /usr/bin/Xorg(xf86SigHandler+0x6f) [0x47d63f]
2: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x3a79c33370]
3: /usr/lib64/dri/i915_dri.so [0x7f7981c252c2]
4: /usr/lib64/dri/i915_dri.so(i915UpdateTextureState+0x6a) [0x7f7981c25765]
5: /usr/lib64/dri/i915_dri.so [0x7f7981c4d441]
6: /usr/lib64/dri/libdricore.so(_tnl_draw_prims+0xa6e) [0x7f79818e98b6]
7: /usr/lib64/dri/libdricore.so [0x7f79818e1222]
8: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so [0x7f79938aad8b]
9: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so [0x7f79938a5713]
10: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so [0x7f79938a9839]
11: /usr/bin/Xorg(Dispatch+0x384) [0x446ee4]
12: /usr/bin/Xorg(main+0x3b5) [0x42d0d5]
13: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x3a79c1ea2d]
14: /usr/bin/Xorg [0x42c559]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting

Comment 4 Matěj Cepl 2009-08-17 22:19:17 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> Duplicate of bug 503171 ?  

Most likely not, I don't see any backtrace over there.

Comment 5 Adam Jackson 2009-08-28 16:01:39 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> The only supported video resolution detected for my laptop monitor is 1680x1050
> which is the "best" resolution for the monitor (but not my eyes).

If you want the display to look bigger, set your fonts bigger.  Setting a non-native resolution really only serves to make the display look fuzzy.

> If I reboot with the Kernel parameter nomodeset all expected resolutions appear
> but other problems exist when selecting these other resolutions, like even
> though it is a widescreen display, any resolution other than the default 1680 x
> 1050 shows as standard screen size instead of wide (black bars on left and
> right of screen.

You can change the scaling property of a display with the xrandr command line tool: xrandr --output LVDS1 --set scaling full

Non-native resolutions work again in F12 though.