On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 3:41 AM, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Tommy Bongaerts wrote: > | Just a little update: > | > | I gave up on trying to get 1440x900 with the vesa driver. Doesn't seem > | to be possible. > > AFAIK, the vesa driver only supports 4:3 aspect ratios. > > | I am now trying to use the fglrx driver. Damn, what a hassle. First I > | couldn't compile the kernel module that in Etch because it is not > | compatible with kernels higher than 2.6.18, so I got the > I just wondered: doesn't this classify as a bug? Maybe the 64studio repos should carry an updated fglrx-kernel-src that likes to 2.6.22 kernel? > > | fglrx-kernel-src package from testing, but that one won't compile > | against the 64studio kernel, because of it's non free GPL symbols. > | > | So now I'm building a custom 2.6.24 rt kernel with the evil GPL only > | symbols edited out of the code. Hope this will work... and that the > | fglrx driver will give me my much desired 1440x900. > Didn't work because of all kinds of dependancy issues. Crap... > > | > Unless you need 3d/OpenGL support, it is probably less hassle to use the > 2d only "ati" driver. This is in fact what I am using on my 64Studio > machine (integrated ati video, running 1440x900 on a BenQ). That driver doesn't work with my ATI X1200 (the AMD 690 chipset). XOrg log was pretty clear on that. Now I'm really stuck :-( -- Tommy Bongaerts [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.duskmetal.be ~- Let There Be Rock! - Bon Scott -~
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