On Mon, 2006-04-24 at 07:32 +0200, Vincent Lönngren wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg > Version: 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 > Severity: normal > > The X server used to query the monitor for it's physical dimensions, and > everything was just fine. Now it seems that DPI is somehow set to 96, > and the dimensions are modified to fit that, which makes both the DPI > and the dimensions wrong. > > I tried to set the dimensions explicitly as described in the FAQ, but > those values seem to be ignored. > > Since the value 96 has been mentioned as a reasonable default value for > some time, I'm guessing that the default value has been changed and that > something went wrong in the process so it overrides values read from > EDID and even from an explicitly set DisplaySize.
In principle, the only way to override DisplaySize is the -dpi command line switch. Is that being passed to the X server for you somehow? The log file suggests this is the case: > (++) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (96, 96) ^^^^ -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer Libre software enthusiast | http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
