Comment 24 for bug 158415

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Tom Haddon (mthaddon) wrote : Re: [Needs GEM] higher resolutions aren't recognized for external monitors after hotplugging but after X start (Virtual is static)

The workaround of adding a "Virtual" line to the "Screen" section of /etx/X11/xorg.conf was working for me in hardy, but no longer works in intrepid. The only way I can get the correct resolution for my external monitor (1680x1050) is to start up the machine with the monitor already plugged in.