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Xorg requires root for 1600x1200 but 1280x1024 is ok

Archived thread 203048 from Bug Reports / Support. Markdown source: Bug_Reports__Support/thread_203048_Xorg_requires_root_for_1600x1200_but_1280x1024_is_.md

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#1

Got strange behavouir of Xorg after migrating from SuSE to Dapper. Xorg refuses to run at 1600x1200 as a regular user, the maximum it can shows is 1280x1024 (which I belive is max for VESA standart or something like that). So I tried to run it as root (Xorg :1 vt6) and connect to it using startx (startx -- :1 vt6). In this way everything is fine. But when I run the X server is run as a regular user it doesn't give any errors in its log but simple runs at 1280x1024.

The card is "Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device". Driver is i810.

When I tried to switch driver to vesa it runs at 1600x1200 with no problem (except vesa driver is much slower).

I think it has something to do with Debian/Ubuntu because the video system ran perfectly with RedHat and SuSE.

#2

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=203047

This thread has just solved a similar problem - might be worth checking to see if yours has the same symptoms and/or cause.