On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:07:25 +1100 Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 11:56, Job Evers wrote: > > I was wondering if anybody on the list uses this chipset (or > > something similar: 852/855 GM/GME) and if so were you able to get > > your notebook to display at 1024x768 resolution? > > > > Job > > Have you tried to manually edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to force the > screen resolution? > (I've done that before and been successful, but ya know, graphics > cards can be touchy) > > stephen kuhn - owner
Yeah, I've tried just about any manual edit of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 that I can think of. It would just go back to 800x600, if it worked at all. Tried all the different i8xx (i810, i830, i85x, etc..) drivers listed in MCC. I tried installing the driver provided by Intel (http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/linux/graphics.htm) but then X wouldn't even start. I read somewhere, on xfree86.org I think, that XFree 4.4.0 is supposed to have better support for this chipset (sounds like older versions only use video modes that require 1mb or less of memory, even though my BIOS has set aside 8mb) and so I am going to attempt to install and configure that today. If that doesn't work then there is supposed to be a Summit driver that works (http://www.xig.com/Pages/Atop/CardIndividualSupportSpec/OtherMfgrsIndiv/Intel-i855G-generic.html) but I can't afford the $70 they want for it. Hoping XFree 4.4.0 works, out of ideas if it does not. Thanks, Job -- Job Evers
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