On Tuesday 17 October 2006 10:04, Wolfgang Liebich wrote: > Hi, > I'm using xorg-server 1.1.1-r1, with i810 driver for the Intel 915 on > board graphics adapter. I tried to use a SUN GDM5410 monitor (with > matching adapter cable), which now is hanging on a SUN workstation. > According to the OSD it runs w/ 81.1kHz/76 Hz vert/hor. freq., and a > resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. BUT if I try to use it on my new! shiny! > gentoo PC, I only get it to 1024x768 pixels. If I specify no modes in my > xorg.conf, I get a black screen, If I specify 1024x768, it works. I > tried to include 1280x1024 and 1280x960 (VESA modi), but got a murderous > screen flicker - totally unusable. The Xorg.0 logfile said something > about "Supported Future Video Modes:" which contain a 76Hz 1280x1024 > mode. What does this mean? > I appended the xorg.cfg used for my tests with this monitor (I used > ddcxinfo-knoppix to generate mode lines), an Xorg.0 logfile is included > also. > Can anyone help me with getting a nice, shiny screen resolution? :-/ > > TIA, > Wolfgang Liebich I've just set up this card on my new laptop, to get the highest resolution you need to emerge 915resolution which patches the video bios, if I understand correctly Try searching on the wiki for this package for the exact details of how to set it up properly. I didn't find it difficult to do
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