Re: [opensuse] Intel 965G and 1680 x 1050

Ron Eggler wrote:
On Tuesday 11 September 2007 07:13:22 pm Ron Eggler wrote:
[snip]

So do this as root:

# 915resolution 43 1680 1050 24

Then run 915resolution again to check to see if it worked and you should
get:

# 915resolution -l

Mode 30 : 640x480, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 32 : 800x600, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 34 : 1024x768, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 38 : 1280x1024, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 3a : 1600x1200, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 3c : 1920x1440, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 41 : 640x480, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 43 : 1680x1050, 24 bits/pixel
Mode 45 : 1024x768, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 49 : 1280x1024, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 4b : 1600x1200, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 4d : 1920x1440, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 50 : 640x480, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 52 : 800x600, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 54 : 1024x768, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 58 : 1280x1024, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 5a : 1600x1200, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 5c : 1920x1440, 32 bits/pixel

#

Your mode is then patched, you have made the changes to xorg.conf, so
just restart X, then if you don't default to 1680x1050, you will then be
able to set it in Yast because 1680x1050 will then appear as a
resolution option for sax2.

I know this stuff can be frustrating, but often it is a "forest for the
trees issue" and once you get it, you will see how simple it is.

Good luck again!

More information at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=269052
Ok David, I patched and 915resolution -l gave exactly above ouput ...i
started sax2 to enter the mode but the drop-down to change the resolution
and the color depth were disabled :o Anyways, i opened xorg.conf and wanted
to change the screen section myself. i put 1680x1050 in every mode and put
defaultdepth 24 - restarted x and it came back up all screwed-up :( How do
I "connect" the xserver to the patched BIOS mode?

When I start Sax2 it actually says: "The configuration is Framebuffer based
and your system does not support changes for resolution and/or color
settings." - Huh? What's this, anyways, i created a new modline with gtf:
desktop-reg:/home/reg # gtf 1680 1050 60 -x

# 1680x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 147.14 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050_60.00" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054
1087 -HSync +Vsync

But I'm not really sure if i should put it in there since it looks quite
different to the other modes and i don't wanna break my monitor...
my other lines look like this:
Modeline "1280x1024" 141.82 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 130.17 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1066
Modeline "1280x1024" 120.01 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1063
Modeline "1280x1024" 114.50 1280 1328 1360 1440 1024 1027 1034 1061
+HSync -VSync
Modeline "1280x1024" 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060

Not sure if should just add it on top.

Seems like i'm stuck again. Thanks for any further information!


I think this will do it for you:

from: /915resolution/README.txt

6. My xorg.conf has the following screen definition :

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "device"
Monitor "LCD"
DefaultDepth 16

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubsection
EndSection

7. 915resolution must run before the X server is started.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(That means EVERY time and with [mode] [w] [h] [color])

So I don't need to
do this every time I put it in my startup scripts. Where these
scripts
are very from distribution to distribution. I'm running SUSE
9.2, so I
put the definition in /etc/init.d/boot.local:

#! /bin/sh
#
# Copyright (c) 2002 SuSE Linux AG Nuernberg, Germany. All
rights reserved.
#
# Author: Werner Fink <werner@xxxxxxx>, 1996
# Burchard Steinbild, 1996
#
# /etc/init.d/boot.local
#
# script with local commands to be executed from init on system
startup
#
# Here you should add things, that should happen directly after
booting
# before we're going to the first run level.
#

/usr/bin/915resolution 38 1280 800

8. Start up the X server


Now I bet you have solved the puzzle.... and have a very good looking
display


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