In retrospect i.e. following the update, user login has more to do with the problem - not the gdm restart as I originally thought ... since, once set, the login screen retains the expected resolution. In either case, xorg.conf is overwritten by the time the user session is available for use (I'll attempt to use a console login screen to see if I can narrow down when the file is overwritten).
** Description changed: On a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 (Trident Cyberblade), running fully up- to-date Hardy Heron, any changes written to xorg.conf are always overwritten when gdm restarts. - Something I forgot yesterday - setting resolution, using displayconfig- - gtk, works immediately. Attempting to change the resolution using - System->Preferences->Screen Resolution does nothing - even after a - restart. + <b>update</b> + Somethings I forgot yesterday (when I created the bug) + . On install, in order to get 'proper' screen resolution, I followed the advice <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=763964&highlight=trident";>here</a>. + . Setting resolution, using displayconfig-gtk, works immediately. Attempting to change the resolution using System->Preferences->Screen Resolution has no effect - even after a restart. After the restart and login, the session starts in 800x640 resolution. ** Description changed: On a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 (Trident Cyberblade), running fully up- to-date Hardy Heron, any changes written to xorg.conf are always overwritten when gdm restarts. <b>update</b> Somethings I forgot yesterday (when I created the bug) - . On install, in order to get 'proper' screen resolution, I followed the advice <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=763964&highlight=trident";>here</a>. - . Setting resolution, using displayconfig-gtk, works immediately. Attempting to change the resolution using System->Preferences->Screen Resolution has no effect - even after a restart. After the restart and login, the session starts in 800x640 resolution. + . On install, in order to get 'proper' screen resolution, I followed the advice at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=763964&highlight=trident";. + . Setting resolution, using displayconfig-gtk, works immediately. Attempting to change the resolution using System->Preferences->Screen Resolution has no effect - even after a restart. + . After the restart the login screen is at the expected resolution - following login, the user session starts in 800x640 resolution until changed as above. ** Description changed: On a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 (Trident Cyberblade), running fully up- to-date Hardy Heron, any changes written to xorg.conf are always overwritten when gdm restarts. <b>update</b> Somethings I forgot yesterday (when I created the bug) - . On install, in order to get 'proper' screen resolution, I followed the advice at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=763964&highlight=trident";. + . On install, in order to get 'proper' screen resolution, I followed the advice at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=763964&highlight=trident"; - which, since it worked well first time, was most welcome:-). . Setting resolution, using displayconfig-gtk, works immediately. Attempting to change the resolution using System->Preferences->Screen Resolution has no effect - even after a restart. . After the restart the login screen is at the expected resolution - following login, the user session starts in 800x640 resolution until changed as above. -- xorg.conf overwritten at gdm startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274776 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
