Forwarding a Ubuntu bug report... https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/221297 "I have a Thinkpad T61 with an Intel X3100 GMA. I also have the advanced mini dockingstation with a DVI connector. The Problem is that the intel graphics driver seems to prioritize the "wrong" way. VGA comes first, then LVDS and then TMDS-1. So when I boot up with the laptop docked in and the external monitor connected to TMDS-1 I'll get only the resolution of the internal monitor (WXGA) instead of SXGA+. Everytime this happens I must execute "xrandr --output TMDS-1 --auto --output LVDS --off". Strange to say VGA comes first so when I connect my Monitor via VGA instead of DVI everything applies as expected. I think in Xorg.0.log you can the TMDS-1 comes last: (II) intel(0): Output VGA disconnected (II) intel(0): Output LVDS connected (II) intel(0): Output TMDS-1 connected (II) intel(0): Output LVDS using initial mode 1280x800 (II) intel(0): Output TMDS-1 using initial mode 1152x864" Xorg.0.log: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13926564/Xorg.0.log xorg.conf: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13926614/xorg.conf
This should be a server issue.
This wants a more nuanced design discussion.
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