On Wed, 18 May 2011 11:17:30 -0400
Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> wrote:

> On 5/18/11 9:41 AM, Florian Mickler wrote:
> > Since
> >
> > commit cb0953d734348e8862d6d7edc666cfb3bf6d8fae
> > Author: Adam Jackson<ajax@redhat.com>
> > Date:   Fri Jul 16 14:46:29 2010 -0400
> >
> >      drm/i915: Initialize LVDS and eDP outputs before anything else
> >
> > my xserver chooses a wrong resolution for my VGA output at startup.
> >
> > The kernel continues to correctly start up fbcon in cloning mode with
> > vga1@1680x1050 and lvds1@1400x1050 but Xorg then chooses 1280x1024 for
> > my vga screen and I have to manually set the right mode via xrandr.
> >
> > Why? It looks like everything gets correctly detected..
> 
> Well, the log says:
> 
> > [  6947.293] (II) intel(0): Using user preference for initial modes
> > [  6947.293] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1400x1050
> > [  6947.293] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 using initial mode 1280x1024
> 
> which implies that it thinks you've asked for 12x10 in xorg.conf.  Have you?
> 
> It's entirely possible that you haven't and that this is simply a bug in 
> X's setup heuristic, but let's check the obvious things first.
> 
> - ajax

yep, shure. Attached my xorg.conf. It's a bit messy, but it should boil
down to just having vga-1 right of lvds-1. 

regards,
Flo