[Cialug] "Dymamic" Xorg c**p

[L. V. Lammert]

On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, Aaron Porter wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:16 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> > Has anyone figured out a way to prevent this? Forcing the resolution
> > xorg.conf can be problematic, as the syntax is really too complex to
> > generate in a few minutes, *especially* with different video cards and
> > monitors.
>
> Was this something you weren't able to solve with xrandr?
>
Not a dynamic problem, .. the issue is with newer Xorg systems that
resize dynamically - something totally WRONG. A screen size should not
change unless the operator directs it, allowing the system to detect
monitors dynamically is worse than Windoze [which, at least, obeys a
hard configuration]!.

Have experienced the problem with OpenSuSE 11.2, 11.3, and Ubuntu 10.04 -
the occurrance being if the monitor is not active on bootup, the screen
defaults to 800x600 requiring restart of the X server, which also makes
automatic login worthless.

	Lee