Hi,
Am 27.07.20 um 13:14 schrieb Aaron Sloman: > UPDATE: > I installed the 5.8 kernel and was able to boot it, though many of my > packages including ctwm did not work (presumably because they need to be > rebuilt for that environment). However the main disappointment was that it > did not change the available screen resolutions: still only 1280x1024. > > I wonder whether any other version of linux updates support for new cpus > more quickly? > I do not think that your kernel is the issue. Support for that GPU should be in the mainline kernel since years. I'd look for any software configuration or hardware issues: - Have you carefully checked the kernel log for any warnings or information, especially dmesg | grep -i 'i915\|drm\|vga\|\bfb' (but not limited to that). - Is you display cable suitable for the native resoultion for your monitor? Or maybe just broken? (I've ssen cables fail with one GPU but not the other). BTW.: Which type of display interface are you using? - Is your monitor reporting correct EDID data? Even kernel modesetting can be configured to use custom EDIDs, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.ph/Kernel_mode_setting#Forcing_modes_and_EDID for details In general, using Linux with an Intel GPU has become the most smooth experience of all GPU vendros during the last years, so there is something really strange or unusual going on in your case. Unfortunately, I have no specific ideas for what to look into. Maybe you can try a live image of some other recent distribution to cross-check if they can use the monitor just fine. Regards, Marcel
