[gentoo-user] xorg resolution problem

[gentoo-user] xorg resolution problem

[W.Kenworthy]

Since moving from xorg-server 1.5.3 (?) to 1.6, xorg has gone back to an
old behaviour of refusing the resolution I need (I switch using xrandr).

Video chipset is i915 in a sony vaio with a 1366x768 screen.  I am
trying to use an external LCD monitor with 1280x1024 native resolution.

Problem is xorg see's that 768 is the maximum on the laptop LCD, and
wont see the higher resolution(s) on the external monitor, which now
looks exceptionally crappy (I am not concerned with what the laptop
screen is doing when I am using the external - it used to overscan when
on 1280x768)

Ive removed the xorg.conf, but had to put back the driver stanza (only)
as it kept trying to load the i810 instead of intel driver.

wdk@bunyip ~/Desktop $ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 2048 x 2048
VGA connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       60.0* 
   800x600        60.3  
   640x480        59.9  
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
0mm x 0mm
   1366x768       59.8 +
   1024x768       85.0     75.0     70.1     60.0* 
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     59.9  
   720x400        85.0  
   640x400        85.1  
   640x350        85.1  
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
wdk@bunyip ~/Desktop $

How to get 1280x1024 back?
BillK