Screen resolution reset on wake up

screen resolution reset on wake up
I have a macbook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2010, Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3) running Yosemite OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) connected to a high resolution display (2560x1440 BenQ BL2710) via a MDP2DVID adapter and a dual link DVI cable. Just sometimes (apparently randomly about once in 20 occasions) when I wake up the computer it turns both screens off for a second then turns them on again with the resolution reset to a low level on the built-in screen, and the external display is reduced to a small window in the centre. Sleeping and waking the computer usually brings it back to normal but with many of my open windows resized to a small level.
Does anyone know how this could be corrected?
Thanks
John Nixon

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2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: RTC: PowerByCalendarDate setting ignored
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: RTC: PowerByCalendarDate setting ignored
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: Previous sleep cause: 5
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: The USB device Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad (Port 3 of Hub at 0x6000000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (2)
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: full wake promotion (reason 1) 108 ms
2015-May-01 11:13:36 watchdogd[213]: [watchdog_daemon] @(         pm_callback) - ref=0x0 msg_type=0xe0000320 msg=0x0
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link DOWN virtIf = 0
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving).
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: en1: channel changed to 1
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'X0'.
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149 153 157 161 165
2015-May-01 11:13:36 kernel[0]: en1: channel changed to 1
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic Bonjour,Warn Warning: IPv4 listener multicast send failed en1, 50
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.254 Port 53 errno 50, fd 69, ErrLogCount 1 ResolverIntf:5
2015-May-01 11:13:36 sharingd[277]: 11:13:36.321 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.254 Port 53 errno 49, fd 95, ErrLogCount 2 ResolverIntf:5
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.254 Port 53 errno 49, fd 96, ErrLogCount 3 ResolverIntf:5
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.254 Port 53 errno 49, fd 95, ErrLogCount 4 ResolverIntf:5
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.254 Port 53 errno 49, fd 95, ErrLogCount 5 ResolverIntf:5
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.254 Port 53 errno 49, fd 95, ErrLogCount 6 ResolverIntf:5
2015-May-01 11:13:36 configd[26]: setting hostname to "John-Nixons-MacBook-Pro.local"
2015-May-01 11:13:36 configd[26]: network changed: v4(en1-:192.168.1.123) DNS- Proxy-
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic WABServer NetResolverEvent no resolvers, resetting domains
2015-May-01 11:13:36 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Inactive
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic Warn DD_Warn: Corrupt NSEC RDATA size
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic Bonjour,Warn Warning: IPv6 listener multicast send failed en1, 49
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic Bonjour,Warn Warning: IPv6 listener multicast send failed en1, 49
2015-May-01 11:13:36 WindowServer[136]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: NULL shield_window (lock state: 1)
2015-May-01 11:13:36 WindowServer[136]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [346636855129711]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake
2015-May-01 11:13:36 discoveryd[51]: Basic Bonjour Failed to delete registration recordId=119 error=4
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'GB'.
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140
2015-May-01 11:13:37 networkd[141]: +[NETLedBelly stopFastFail] Clearing ledbelly failure cache
2015-May-01 11:13:37 discoveryd[51]: Basic Bonjour,Warn Warning: IPv6 listener multicast send failed en1, 49
2015-May-01 11:13:37 discoveryd[51]: Basic Bonjour,Warn Warning: IPv6 listener multicast send failed en1, 49
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1: channel changed to 1
2015-May-01 11:13:37 sharingd[277]: 11:13:37.246 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged
2015-May-01 11:13:37 sharingd[277]: 11:13:37.284 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1: channel changed to 1
2015-May-01 11:13:37 discoveryd[51]: Basic Bonjour,Warn Warning: IPv6 listener multicast send failed en1, 49
2015-May-01 11:13:37 netbiosd[4354]: network_reachability_changed : network is not reachable, netbiosd is shutting down
2015-May-01 11:13:37 discoveryd[51]: Basic Bonjour,Warn Warning: IPv6 listener multicast send failed en1, 49
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1   Auth result for: 4c:09:d4:15:e8:39 MAC AUTH succeeded
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 4c:09:d4:15:e8:39
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1: channel changed to 48,-1
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
2015-May-01 11:13:37 configd[26]: network changed: DNS* Proxy
2015-May-01 11:13:37 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: [CNInfoNetworkActive:1709] en1: SSID 'BTHub4-H2J5' making interface primary (cache indicates network not captive)
2015-May-01 11:13:37 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Evaluating
2015-May-01 11:13:37 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: en1: Not probing 'BTHub4-H2J5' (cache indicates not captive)
2015-May-01 11:13:37 configd[26]: network changed: v4(en1!:192.168.1.123) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
2015-May-01 11:13:37 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Authenticated
2015-May-01 11:13:37 networkd[141]: +[NETLedBelly stopFastFail] Clearing ledbelly failure cache
2015-May-01 11:13:37 networkd[141]: +[NETLedBelly stopFastFail] Clearing ledbelly failure cache
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 4c:09:d4:15:e8:39
2015-May-01 11:13:37 kernel[0]: en1: channel changed to 48,-1
2015-May-01 11:13:37 sharingd[277]: 11:13:37.880 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Received display connect changed for display 0x42731c0
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Found 18 modes for display 0x042731c0 [18, 0]
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Received display connect changed for display 0x746050c5
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Found 2 modes for display 0x746050c5 [2, 0]
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 1.65 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.64 seconds)
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Received display connect changed for display 0x42731c0
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Found 18 modes for display 0x042731c0 [18, 0]
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Received display connect changed for display 0x31000001
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Found 2 modes for display 0x31000001 [2, 0]
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Display 0x042731c0: GL mask 0x1; bounds (0, 0)[1280 x 800], 18 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, built-in, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 610, Model 9cc7, S/N 0, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0xcb5a19e16c20c98ebb2d70fc3bb550b4, ColorSpace { 1632878172 }
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102261a, GL mask 0x00000003, accelerator 0x000036cf, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 256 MB
texture max 8192, viewport max {8192, 8192}, extensions NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: Display 0x31000001: GL mask 0x2; bounds (1280, 0)[640 x 480], 2 modes available
Active, on-line, enabled, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 3ac4, Model 0, S/N 0, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0x5a88aeaaae3bbb86e9aec154726397dd, ColorSpace { 1331579117 }
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102261a, GL mask 0x00000003, accelerator 0x000036cf, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 256 MB
texture max 8192, viewport max {8192, 8192}, extensions NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: CGError post_notification(const CGSNotificationType, void *const, const size_t, const bool, const CGSRealTimeDelta, const int, const CGSConnectionID *const, const pid_t): Timed out 0.250 second wait for reply from "Adobe Reader" for synchronous notification type 100 (kCGSDisplayWillReconfigure) (CID 0x20243, PID 2268)
2015-May-01 11:13:38 WindowServer[136]: CGError post_notification(const CGSNotificationType, void *const, const size_t, const bool, const CGSRealTimeDelta, const int, const CGSConnectionID *const, const pid_t): Timed out 0.250 second wait for reply from "Console" for synchronous notification type 100 (kCGSDisplayWillReconfigure) (CID 0x16403, PID 262)
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: CGError post_notification(const CGSNotificationType, void *const, const size_t, const bool, const CGSRealTimeDelta, const int, const CGSConnectionID *const, const pid_t): Timed out 0.250 second wait for reply from "Notification Center" for synchronous notification type 109 (<unknown>) (CID 0x14d13, PID 361)
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: CGError post_notification(const CGSNotificationType, void *const, const size_t, const bool, const CGSRealTimeDelta, const int, const CGSConnectionID *const, const pid_t): Timed out 0.250 second wait for reply from "Activity Monitor" for synchronous notification type 109 (<unknown>) (CID 0xa26b, PID 261)
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: Display 0x042731c0: Unit 0: Mode 640 x 480, CGSThirtytwoBitColor, Resolution 1, ioModeID 0x80003006, ioModeDepth 0x2, IOReturn 0x0
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: hw_mirror_device_if_possible: driver picks 0x31000001 as primary
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: CGXDisplaysDidReconfigure: Display mode changed
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: CGXDisplaysDidReconfigure: Display added
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: CGXDisplaysDidReconfigure: Display removed
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: CGXDisplaysDidReconfigure: Displays mirrored
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: Display 0x31000001: GL mask 0x2; bounds (0, 0)[640 x 480], 2 modes available
Master in mirror set; Main, Active, on-line, enabled, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 3ac4, Model 0, S/N 0, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0x5a88aeaaae3bbb86e9aec154726397dd, ColorSpace { 1331579117 }
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102261a, GL mask 0x00000003, accelerator 0x000036cf, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 256 MB
texture max 8192, viewport max {8192, 8192}, extensions NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
2015-May-01 11:13:39 WindowServer[136]: Display 0x042731c0: GL mask 0x1; bounds (0, 0)[640 x 480], 18 modes available
Hardware mirror of 0x31000001; on-line, enabled, built-in, boot, Vendor 610, Model 9cc7, S/N 0, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0xcb5a19e16c20c98ebb2d70fc3bb550b4, ColorSpace { 1632878172 }
2015-May-01 11:13:40 identityservicesd[224]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f960b460af0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7f960b4aaee0 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
2015-May-01 11:13:40 WindowServer[136]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'. Run with arg = -discovery
2015-May-01 11:13:40 WindowServer[136]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'. Run with arg = -discovery
2015-May-01 11:13:40 identityservicesd[224]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f960b460af0>:    NC Disabled: NO
2015-May-01 11:13:40 identityservicesd[224]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f960b460af0>:   DND Enabled: NO
2015-May-01 11:13:40 identityservicesd[224]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f960b460af0>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
2015-May-01 11:13:40 WindowServer[136]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'. Run with arg = -discovery
2015-May-01 11:13:40 WindowServer[136]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'. Run with arg = -discovery
2015-May-01 11:13:41 identityservicesd[224]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f960b460af0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7f960b44dd70 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbEnabledNotification}

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After resetting NVRAM or PRAM, you may need to reconfigure your settings for speaker volume, screen resolution, startup disk selection, and time zone information. If issues persist, your Mac's logic board battery (not a portable Mac's rechargeable battery) may need to be replaced. The logic board battery helps retain NVRAM/PRAM settings when your computer is shut down. You can take your Mac to a Mac Genius or Apple Authorized Service Provider to replace the battery on the logic board.
Resetting NVRAM in Open Firmware
If your computer is Open Firmware-based and you are unable to reset NVRAM as described above, you may alternatively reset the NVRAM and Open Firmware settings using the steps in the Solution section of Message “To continue booting, type 'mac-boot' and press return”.
In some cases, an Open Firmware-based computer may not respond to the keyboard commands noted above, and may not allow starting up into Open Firmware by pressing and holding the Command, Option, O, and F keys during startup. If you are unable to get to an Open Firmware prompt (and your Mac supports doing so), try holding the power button held down continuously during start up.

My AT&T Yahoo email gives me an error message saying that my screen resolution is too low, but it is at 1600 x 900. This only happens in Firefox, not in IE.

When I try to use Firefox to access my ATT.NET account I get an error message about my screen resolution being to low to support the site.My resolution is not low its at the highest available. I also use IE9 and do not have this problem. I am running Windows 7 and Firefox 15.0.1. This has been an ongoing problem. I am using a Toshiba laptop 15.6 screen with 4GB RAM. I see other complaints about this specific problem but have yet to find a solution. Thanks for your help.

Please see added comments on the question. Its not a zoom issue its all about the new ATT design email and Firefox, I agree with Noah there a bug between the old and the new and firefox only.
UPDATE:
I stand corrected. I went back in again and did the reset zoom and it appears to eliminate the error. Problem solved but I am not sure why I never set up zoom and didn't have the problem on any other site. Will it need to be done each and every time I go into that page or is it now corrected?

Yahoo is giving screen resolution error for my Sony Vaio laptop at 1600 x 900

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Please see added comments on the question. Its not a zoom issue its all about the new ATT design email and Firefox, I agree with Noah there a bug between the old and the new and firefox only.
UPDATE:
I stand corrected. I went back in again and did the reset zoom and it appears to eliminate the error. Problem solved but I am not sure why I never set up zoom and didn't have the problem on any other site. Will it need to be done each and every time I go into that page or is it now corrected?

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Your screen resolution is set below our minimum recommendation of 1024 x 600 pixels.
my screen resolution is already set at it's highest: There is a screen resolution problem Your screen resolution is set below our minimum recommendation of 1024 x 600 pixels. You can continue with your current settings, but the newest version of Yahoo! Mail may not display properly. Try increasing your screen's resolution (In Windows or Mac OS Help, search for "screen resolution"). If you're using most versions of Windows, here's how: Right-click on the Windows desktop and choose Properties. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab. Use the slider to set your Screen resolution to 1024 x 600 pixels (or higher)There is a screen resolution problem Your screen resolution is set below our minimum recommendation of 1024 x 600 pixels. You can continue with your current settings, but the newest version of Yahoo! Mail may not display properly. Try increasing your screen's resolution (In Windows or Mac OS Help, search for "screen resolution"). If you're using most versions of Windows, here's how: Right-click on the Windows desktop and choose Properties. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab. Use the slider to set your Screen resolution to 1024 x 600 pixels (or higher)..

Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems.
*<b>View > Zoom > Reset</b> (Ctrl+0 (zero); Cmd+0 on Mac)
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Zoom_text_of_web_pages

Facebook screen resolution changes automatically everytime on Mozilla Firefox 4. Other websites opens fine.

I have recently updated to Firefox 4. I am having many problems with this version.
I am unable to use Facebook properly. The Facebook screen resolution changes every time automatically. The screen resolution gets very big.
When I open the FB site the resolution will be fine as soon I open another tab to check other website and roll back to the FB tab the screen resolution gets big and can't get back to normal view.
I have to close the FB tab and open a new tab to put the FB URL to use it. When I try to view other tabs and then open the FB tab the screen resolution is changed.
I have problem with only FB on Firefox 4, other websites are working fine.
I also tried opening FB on IE8 and Chrome. Their the site is opening normal. Have no issues with their browsers. I spotted it to be a problem with Firefox 4 and also the IDM (Internet Download Manager) doesn't work on the FF4 where it used to work on the earlier version of FF.
Do something about the IDM integration with FF4 to download FLV,MP4 videos from YouTube and other websites.
There is no "Go back to multiple pages" button in a FF4 tab. It only allows us to go back to the previous page. If I have open 10 pages in a single tab then I have to click the back button 10 TIMES to open the last (10th page) but in the previous FF3 there is a facility to view all the pages in a drop down which the current version of FF4 doesn't have :-( I am using Windows XP 2 Professional 32-bit and owner of the computer.
Please fix the issues asap else I have to move back to the earlier version or have to shift to some other browser :
Here goes the screenshots :
http://i55.tinypic.com/2s8s8c6.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/j7vynq.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/1yuwbq.jpg

Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems: <b>View > Zoom > Reset</b> (Ctrl+0 (zero); Cmd+0 on Mac)
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Zoom_text_of_web_pages

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