diff -p -up gnome-settings-daemon-2.23.6/plugins/xsettings/gsd-xsettings-manager.c.dpi gnome-settings-daemon-2.23.6/plugins/xsettings/gsd-xsettings-manager.c
--- gnome-settings-daemon-2.23.6/plugins/xsettings/gsd-xsettings-manager.c.dpi	2008-08-18 12:04:34.000000000 +0200
+++ gnome-settings-daemon-2.23.6/plugins/xsettings/gsd-xsettings-manager.c	2008-08-18 12:04:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ get_dpi_from_gconf_or_x_server (GConfCli
                 dpi = gconf_value_get_float (value);
                 gconf_value_free (value);
         } else {
-                dpi = get_dpi_from_x_server ();
+                dpi = 96.0; /*get_dpi_from_x_server ();*/
         }
 
         return dpi;