The following reply was made to PR system/6635; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Owain Ainsworth <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: system/6635: x220 uses vesa X driver Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:19:55 +0100 On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:42:28AM -0700, [email protected] wrote: > >Number: 6635 > >Category: system > >Synopsis: ThinkPad x220 uses the vesa driver in X > >Confidential: yes > >Severity: serious > >Priority: medium > >Responsible: bugs > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: sw-bug > >Submitter-Id: unknown > >Arrival-Date: Wed Jun 15 19:30:01 GMT 2011 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: > >Release: > >Organization: > >Environment: > System : OpenBSD 4.9 > Details : OpenBSD 4.9-current (GENERIC.MP) #105: Thu Jun 9 > 19:20:38 MDT 2011 > > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP > > Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64 > Machine : amd64 > >Description: > When starting X without an xorg.conf it uses the vesa driver instead of > a driver for the Intel GT2+. > > This means I only get vesa resolutions (1024x768) instead of the proper > 1366x768. > > Below is a copy of Xorg.0.log > > >How-To-Repeat: > Install OpenBSD on a ThinkPad x220 i7 and startx > >Fix: > Unknown, I haven't tried much though and hope to do more research This is an intel sandybridge chip. Support for this is being worked on by jcs@. I myself can't do anything due to lack of hardware. Hopefully something usable will be finished soon. -0- -- He looked at me as if I was a side dish he hadn't ordered.
