debian-dell:/home/jeff# xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 1280 x 1280 VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right) LVDS connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 286mm x 179mm 1280x800 60.0*+ 60.0 1280x768 60.0 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 TMDS-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right) TV connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 30.0* 800x600 30.0 848x480 30.0 640x480 30.0 -------XORG.CONF FRAGMENT --------- Section "Device" Identifier "IntelCard" Driver "intel" VendorName "Intel Corporation" BoardName "Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller" # MAY BE MORE STUFF HERE #This TVOutput part is important (w/ xserver-xorg-video-intel < 2:2.1.1-1 , read below). Option "monitor-TV" "TVOutput" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "TVOutput" Option "Ignore" "true" ## Using "Disable" isn't enough, as it causes xrandr error message : ## "xrandr: Output TV is not disconnected but has no modes" #Option "Disable" "true" EndSection