KDE restarts when changing resolution - MATTER RESOLVED

[cantab]

EDIT: RESOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM A FEW POSTS DOWN

If I try to change the screen resolution using xrandr or krandrtray, KDE restarts itself. Other applications (ePSXe) seems able to change the resolution, though not the desktop size. How can this be fixed?

I'm running KDE 3.5.2 and all packages are up to date.

On a tangentially related note, what do I change in my x config files to add 320x240 resolution?

[helmeteye]

Re: KDE restarts when changing resolution

Funny, well maybe not. I am having the same problem with a new install of ubuntu 6.06 newly updated. I can' t change the resolution to 800x600. Everytime I try, it logs out and when I log back in nothing has changed.

[cantab]

Re: KDE restarts when changing resolution

Bumping for support, and adding my xorg.conf, since I've heard it may relate to x 'modules'

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
    # path to defoma fonts
    FontPath    "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "i2c"
    Load  "bitmap"
    Load  "ddc"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "freetype"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "int10"
    Load  "type1"
    Load  "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier   "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver     "kbd"
    Option     "CoreKeyboard"
    Option     "XkbRules"   "xorg"
    Option     "XkbModel"   "pc105"
    Option     "XkbLayout"   "gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier   "Configured Mouse"
    Driver     "mouse"
    Option     "CorePointer"
    Option     "Device"        "/dev/input/mice"
    Option     "Protocol"       "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option     "ZAxisMapping"     "4 5"
    Option     "Emulate3Buttons"    "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Driver    "wacom"
 Identifier  "stylus"
 Option    "Device"    "/dev/wacom"     # Change to
                           # /dev/input/event
                           # for USB
 Option    "Type"     "stylus"
 Option    "ForceDevice"  "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Driver    "wacom"
 Identifier  "eraser"
 Option    "Device"    "/dev/wacom"     # Change to
                           # /dev/input/event
                           # for USB
 Option    "Type"     "eraser"
 Option    "ForceDevice"  "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Driver    "wacom"
 Identifier  "cursor"
 Option    "Device"    "/dev/wacom"     # Change to
                           # /dev/input/event
                           # for USB
 Option    "Type"     "cursor"
 Option    "ForceDevice"  "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier   "Generic Video Card"
    Driver     "vesa"
    BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "Generic Monitor"
    Option     "DPMS"
    HorizSync    28-51
    VertRefresh   43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier   "Default Screen"
    Device     "Generic Video Card"
    Monitor     "Generic Monitor"
    DefaultDepth  24
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth      1
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth      4
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth      8
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth      15
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth      16
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth      24
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier   "Default Layout"
    Screen     "Default Screen"
    InputDevice   "Generic Keyboard"
    InputDevice   "Configured Mouse"
    InputDevice   "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice   "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice   "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode  0666
EndSection

[cantab]

Re: KDE restarts when changing resolution

MATTER RESOLVED

The following in /etc/X11/xorg.conf needed to be changed:

Section "Device"
    Identifier   "Generic Video Card"
    Driver     "vesa"
    BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

"vesa" changed to the graphics chip specific driver, in my case "sis", yours may be different.