In the log, it is definitely loading "kbd". Not sure why that bumps it to use -vesa though... the pci id's all seem to be mapped correctly:
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0402 card 10b0,0401 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00 (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/24, 0xd0000000/28, 0xfa000000/25, I/O @ 0xdc00/7, BIOS @ 0xfeae0000/17 nv_driver.c: { 0x10DE0402, "GeForce 8600 GT" }, ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Wishlist => Medium -- X go in low-res when no 'kbd' not in Xorg.conf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224950 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