On Tuesday September 11 2007, David C. Rankin wrote:
> roN wrote:
> > On Sunday 09 September 2007 10:31:16 am David C. Rankin wrote:
> >> roN wrote:
> >>> On Sunday 09 September 2007 07:41:06 am Kenneth Schneider wrote:
> >>>> On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 10:27 -0400, BandiPat wrote:
> >>>>> On Sunday 09 September 2007, roN wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Has anyone gotten a resolution of 1680 x 1050 out of an intel 965G
> >>>>>> chipset? I'm looking for that, out of the box, my opensuse 10.2 only
> >>>>>> offers 1280 x 1024 which looks somehow wrong...I would appreciate if
> >>>>>> some one could help me in a way getting my x-server to display 1680
> >>>>>> x 1050 pixel on my screen.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thank you!
> >>>>>> Ron
> >>>>>> --
> >>
> >> <snip)
> >>
> >>> Don't know how to add a line for 1680x1050. It looks like sync rates to
> >>> me.... i guess i need to find a manual for my screen acer AL2216W.
> >>> Right? For what should i look in there?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Wait *Stop* *Read* http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/
> >>
> >> I have been through this in great detail and with great pain with
> >> opensuse 10.0. (see
> >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/xorg/2007-April/023179.html)
> >>
> >> You are *very* luck to be running 10.2 because the 10.2 kernel will
> >> support 1680x1050 resolution natively and you will be spared the
> >> learning experience of having to build X, Mesa, and Dri/Drm from source.
> >> (see http://intellinuxgraphics.org/)
> >>
> >> The bottom line for you is a 3 step process(qualified with an "I'm
> >> pretty sure" speaking only from 10.0 experience):
> >>
> >> (1) you will need to download or install from Yast the 915resolution
> >> tool;
> >>
> >> (2) you will follow the instructions to patch a video mode in your video
> >> card for 1680x1050 resolution; and
> >
> > but the 915resolution tool wouldn't actually offer 1680x1050. I only got
> > following modes:
> > 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 : 800x600, 16 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
> > So I don't know how i should go from here, any other suggestions?
> >
> > Thank you!
>
> Sorry so long getting back to you Ron, but I have to pay attention to my
> real job on occasions.

David,

Haha no worries, i know this too well. The system I'm working on is at home 
and i'm now here in the office where i have my system setup with a convenient 
nvidia graphics card :) No troubles here...
>
> *You* have to make it give you 1680x1050 by patching one of the bios
> modes! (i.e. You have to change one of the modes with 915resolution to
> modify the bios and put 1680x1050 in there in place of one of the
> existing modes.) Pick any mode that you don't use and patch that mode
> for 1680x1050, say mode (43) for example which is by default (800x600).
> Recall the required options for setting/patching a mode are:
>
> 915resolution [mode] [width] [height] [color-depth]
>
> 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!
>
Will try this for sure tonite at home. Looks pretty simple actually, i think 
i'll find the tree, unless you'll hear from me (well, you'll hear/read from 
me anyways to say Thank you).

Thanks tons for your help, eh! :)


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