Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-settings-daemon
This is a problem that goes back to 8.04 (Hardy Heron) and probably
earlier. If a full-screen application changes resolution and later
crashes (or hangs and is killed by the user), the screen is not restored
and g-d-p can't seem to change it. For example, I just had a DarkPlaces
(enhanced Quake engine) game hang on exit on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala).
The game was set to 1024x768 while the normal desktop resolution is
1280x1024. When I killed it from a VT, the screen was left at 1024x768.
When I attempted to change it back to 1280x1024 using g-d-p, it accepted
the change but nothing happened.
The solution (as always) is to use a terminal window and issue the command:
xrandr -s 1280x1024
I'm don't know if the problem is with g-d-p not making the change
request or the daemon not applying it. The logs don't show anything.
This occurs with my new Radeon HD 4770 [RV740] using fglrx and my old
Nvidia GeForce 7300 and I've encountered it on many different systems
I've built both x86 and x86_64.
** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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gnome-display-properties can't change resolution after full-screen app crash
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/519529
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