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FS#8548 - xorg-server and displaysize

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Martin (dante) - Wednesday, 07 November 2007, 08:56 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Saturday, 22 March 2008, 16:28 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08-2
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Since xorg-server-1.4, Xorg isn't setting up the correct displaysize from xorg.conf.

Section "Monitor"
...
DisplaySize 336 210 # 96 DPI @ 1280x960
...
EndSection

"xdpyinfo | grep -B1 dot" gives following result:

dimensions: 1280x800 pixels (260x161 millimeters)
resolution: 125x126 dots per inch





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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Saturday, 22 March 2008, 16:28 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Wednesday, 07 November 2007, 08:58 GMT
what driver are you using?
Comment by Martin (dante) - Wednesday, 07 November 2007, 15:41 GMT
First I used xf86-video-i810, the I switched to xf86-video-intel. The problem is still there, but a little bit better.

xdpyinfo | grep -B1 dot
dimensions: 1280x800 pixels (331x207 millimeters)
resolution: 98x98 dots per inch
Comment by Martin (dante) - Wednesday, 07 November 2007, 16:00 GMT
Possibly a solution and a patch is mentioned here:

http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/7129?cat=&dev=506&sev=&status=
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Wednesday, 07 November 2007, 16:14 GMT
Yep, that's why I was asking.
So  FS#7129  is still an issue?
Comment by Alexander Baldeck (kth5) - Friday, 09 November 2007, 14:28 GMT
xf86-video-intel-2.1.1-3 in testing should address several issues. please test & report back. thanks.
Comment by Martin (dante) - Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 13:53 GMT
xf86-video-intel from testing didnt't solve the problem. Still

xdpyinfo | grep -B1 dot
dimensions: 1280x800 pixels (331x207 millimeters)
resolution: 98x98 dots per inch
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 16 March 2008, 22:28 GMT
Status with xorg-server 1.4.0.90-8?

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