video equipment still forcing my laptop to a lower res, argh

[Ed Greshko]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   ok, i've fought with this for a bit but still have no solution.  to
> recap, dell inspiron 9200, WUXGA (1920x1200) display, now running F9,
> runs in full WUXGA mode out of the box perfectly.
>
>   the instant i connect via VGA to a video processing unit (sorry, i
> can't be more specific, i'm not allowed), when i restart the X server,
> it comes up in 1152x864.  why is this?  what is it about X that
> connecting to an external VGA destination will drive the resolution on
> the laptop lower?  i'm baffled.
>
The first place I would look is in /var/log/Xorg.0.log and determine if
there is a difference between when X starts with the unit connected and
when not connected.  The log file is generated upon X starting.

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