Many thanks, this got me going.
(Still have some strange crash problems when changing video mode, but I can live with it for now) Cheers, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz ----- Original Message ---- From: Jonathan Horne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 1, 2006 5:10:16 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] xorg.conf wanted! On Friday 01 December 2006 17:42, Simon Roberts wrote: > Hi all, > > Due to a suspected bug with 10.2 rc1 my xorg.conf file has unhelpful and > inappropriate (but approximately workable) entries describing my video > device. Specifically, while the hardware system believes that the card is > what it is (an Intel 945GM) and has installed (seemingly) the i810 driver > for XFree86, the xorg.conf file believes that I have a generic VESA device. > > This kinda works but kinda doesn't. Trouble is, I'm an itinerant trainer, > and I have to be able to drive an LCD projector from my external video > output. Well, right now, I'm working with 1024x768 logical "smushed" onto > what something else physical (it's kinda fuzzy, looking like there's > interpolation, extrapolation, and/or anti-aliasing going on). The biggest > problem is that the output is driving at a frequency that is preventing > most monitors and LCDs from locking to the signal properly, and SaX says I > have a "framebuffer" and can't change video modes! > > So, what I want to try to do is to manually replace (after backing up :) > the xorg.conf file with segments for the Device and Monitor elements (and > perhaps others?) that will get it to work properly with my card, so I can > configure the second output to 1024x768 at a sensible frequency that will > work for a "normal" external device. > > Can anyone offer me an xorg.conf from a machine that has this video chipset > please? > > TIA, > Simon > > BTW, this, clipped, from my hwinfo output > > Model: "Toshiba America Info 945 GM" > Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation" > Device: pci 0x27a2 "945 GM" > Driver Info #0: > XFree86 v4 Server Module: i810 > Driver Info #1: > XFree86 v4 Server Module: i810 > 3D Support: yes > Extensions: dri > > and this from my xorg.conf: > > Section "Monitor" > HorizSync 31-38 > Identifier "Monitor[0]" > ModelName "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > Option "DPMS" > VendorName "--> VESA" > VertRefresh 50-60 > UseModes "Modes[0]" > EndSection > > > Section "Modes" > Identifier "Modes[0]" > Modeline "800x600" 38.34 800 832 928 1024 600 604 608 624 -HSync > -VSync EndSection > > > Section "Device" > BoardName "Framebuffer Graphics" > BusID "0:2:0" > Driver "fbdev" > Identifier "Device[0]" > VendorName "VESA" > EndSection > > > > "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether > a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ >_________ Cheap talk? > Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > http://voice.yahoo.com this from my opensuse system, on a i915 chipset. Section "Device" BoardName "915 G" BusID "0:2:0" Driver "i810" Identifier "Device[0]" Option "NoDDC" VendorName "Intel" EndSection the i810 driver is constantly being updated, and should support he i945 without problems. hth, jonathan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
