bad screen hi there,bad screen resolution,

[orendavd]

hi there,
I installed kubuntu 7.04 and everything was great, except my resolution (I;'m used to work under 1600x1200) so I had to install Ati driver + fglrx (btw I have an Ati X800 512MB). so the problem is my desktop allways boot on 540x480 no matter what, on the welcome screen (where I punch the PW) I have the desired resolution, but after I log-in back to 640-480!!!!!
I need to work!!!!!!
what do to
10x

[jankushka]

Re: bad screen hi there,bad screen resolution,

it could be kde's (in)famous diplay config file.
open up a konsole and try this:

rm ~/.kde/share/config/displayconfigrc

then hit ctrl-alt-backspace (to restart your X server)
and log back into kde.

see if this changes anything...

[Rog131]

Re: bad screen hi there,bad screen resolution,

1)
Check Xorg log for errors/warnings.
Log file is in /var/log/Xorg.0.log

In the konsole:
errors

:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "(EE)"

and warnings

:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "(WW)"

2) What do you have in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf ? (Section Screen, SubSection Display)

Something like this:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "AtiSomething"
Monitor "MonitorSomething"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024"

Default mode should be first (1600x1200).

[SheeEttin]

Re: bad screen hi there,bad screen resolution,

Have you tried setting the resolution to what you want? (System Settings > Monitor & Display > Screen Size)

Seems like that would be the primary cause...

[MoonRise]

Re: bad screen hi there,bad screen resolution,

Have you also tried CTRL-ALT-"-" (minus sign from numberpad)? This allows you to change the resolution to known settings.