Re: Screen resolution on a sony laptop.

On 03/06/2009 09:24 AM, Al Black wrote:
Hi

I'm trying install 8.10 on an old sony PCG-FX 340 laptop. For the most
part the install went smoothly, and the machine is working okay.
There's a couple of things I'd like to get working, but I'll pick the
most annoying one first.

I'd like to change the screen resolution of from 800 x 600 to 1024x768.
(The screen resolution tool in the admin panel, doesn't give me the
option.)

The laptop comes with a Intel 82815 815 chipset hostbridge and memory
controller and a VGA 82815 graphics controller.

Digging around at the usual sources for help there seems to be a couple
of different isssues with Sony laptops and screen resolution, esp
revolving around the 915 chipset, which don't seem to apply here.

What looks the most promising is modifying the x configuration file
(/etc/X11/xorg.conf) as per
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1062691&highlight=sony+screen
+resolution+sony+laptop

I tried this changing the model name, and had a couple of problems.
First, cntrl/alt/backspace didn't restart x. So I rebooted and came up
with a screen that went blank at log in. I was able to recover, but
thought I'd ask here for suggestions and help before fiddling with
xorg.conf more.

Actually you are using the 815 chipset & the driver should be
xserver-xorg-video-intel.

First try this:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-video-intel
$ sudo apt-get install grandr

Log out and log back in. From a terminal:

$ grandr

That will bring up a GUI for monitor modes w/frequency options.

If that doesn't work reboot into recovery mode and use the xfix utility,
then resume normal boot. That supposedly _should_ resolve the problem.

If not, then it may be related to this:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/288807>

There is an xorg.conf file included in that bug report that may work for
you.

Other possible info/suggestions:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/214168>

You can also file a bug:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel?field.searchtext=i815&orderby=-importance&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch=&field.has_no_package=>



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