I'm having a related problem: I can change my resolution, but my desktop
doesn't adjust.
The setup:
Running potato with latests debs, SVGA server (Matrox G200)
I originally configured X with 1152x? as the default resolution.
I am running GNOME and have tried various window managers (enlightenment,
afterstep, sawmill).
If I lower the resolution to 1024 x 768, I get a virtual desktop which is
still the old size--in other words, there's always a portion of it which is
off-screen. Very annoying.
I have even tried editing XF86Config to put my preferred mode first and
rebooting, but it doesn't help.
The virtual desktop options seem to be in units of screens, not pixels; I
have set it for 1x1 screens.
This is weird: the fact that the desktop scrolls means that somebody
"knows" the real size of my screen. But I can't get it to use that size
all the way through.
Also, xvidtune doesn't produce a very good fit for my card/screen. At
1024x768 I get a jump from an image significantly smaller than the video
screen (ie. lots of dark area on the border) to one which is too large. I
have entered the exact specs for my monitor, and the exact model of the card.
Any suggestions?
