This is almost certainly
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18033
This has been fixed upstream in kernel 2.6.35-rc4. From the changelog:
commit dd1ea37d9257bdf118693235dc74003901c55204
Author: Jesse Barnes
Date: Thu Jun 24 11:05:10 2010 -0700
drm/i915: change default panel fitting mode to preserve aspect ratio
We did this a long time ago in the DDX driver, but now this fix belongs
in the kernel.
Preserving the aspect ratio is a nicer default.
Fixes https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18033.
Tested-by: Josh Triplett
Signed-off-by: Jesse Barnes
Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #18033
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18033
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unable to change scaling mode (thinkpad t410, lucid, intel arrandale graphics)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/601370
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