On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:59:24AM -0000, Geir Ove Myhr wrote:
> The main problem with the VESA driver is that it has a very limited
> set of resolutions available. If the native resolution of your monitor
> is one of those, then fine. The VESA resolutions are all in 4:3
> format, so nobody with a 16:9 monitor will be able to use the native
> resolution. I think also high-resolution monitors will have problems.
> This is the main reason we don't want to use VESA by default.

I wonder if most of the i8xx based laptops are 4:3 resolutions?  If so,
then the main place this would show up as an issue is with external
monitors.

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