Re: Intel 855GM with 1400x1050 works
Works with TravelMate 663LMi with your modifications under SUSE 8.2! So I thing it works with Debian on a 663LMi,too. Hope this helps a lot of people! (Please send questions with Email because i don?t read this group permanently! Heiko Koenig Martin Röhricht wrote: > Hello together, > > good news for all of you who work with a Laptop that uses the graphics > chip mentioned above and were not able to switch to a resolution of > 1400x1050, for example on an Acer Travelmate 661LMi. Alain Poirier > developed a C program that is able to change the provided BIOS > resolutions. The problem is that Acer did not patch the BIOS to provide > the right resolution for their displays, instead they put some > resolutions in it, that make no sense, like > Mode 3c : 1920x1440, 8 bits/pixel > The program is able to replace a resolution with another one by patching > the RAM version of the video bios. > You can find the software here: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/apoirier/ > On the Acer TM 661LMi we had to change one line in the C file on line > 34: "*bios_type = -1;" -> "*bios_type = 0;" > Then you compile the file (make) and install it as root (make install). > Now you can change the resolution by executing > 855resolution 3c 1400 1050 > and restarting the X server. This will change the resolution only for > this boot session, so make sure to mention the program in a startup > script if you want to have this thing work after reboot. > > Martin > >
Re: Intel 855GM with 1400x1050 works
Works with TravelMate 663LMi with your modifications under SUSE 8.2! So I thing it works with Debian on a 663LMi,too. Hope this helps a lot of people! (Please send questions with Email because i don?t read this group permanently! Heiko Koenig Martin Röhricht wrote: > Hello together, > > good news for all of you who work with a Laptop that uses the graphics > chip mentioned above and were not able to switch to a resolution of > 1400x1050, for example on an Acer Travelmate 661LMi. Alain Poirier > developed a C program that is able to change the provided BIOS > resolutions. The problem is that Acer did not patch the BIOS to provide > the right resolution for their displays, instead they put some > resolutions in it, that make no sense, like > Mode 3c : 1920x1440, 8 bits/pixel > The program is able to replace a resolution with another one by patching > the RAM version of the video bios. > You can find the software here: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/apoirier/ > On the Acer TM 661LMi we had to change one line in the C file on line > 34: "*bios_type = -1;" -> "*bios_type = 0;" > Then you compile the file (make) and install it as root (make install). > Now you can change the resolution by executing > 855resolution 3c 1400 1050 > and restarting the X server. This will change the resolution only for > this boot session, so make sure to mention the program in a startup > script if you want to have this thing work after reboot. > > Martin > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Intel 855GM with 1400x1050 works
Hello together, good news for all of you who work with a Laptop that uses the graphics chip mentioned above and were not able to switch to a resolution of 1400x1050, for example on an Acer Travelmate 661LMi. Alain Poirier developed a C program that is able to change the provided BIOS resolutions. The problem is that Acer did not patch the BIOS to provide the right resolution for their displays, instead they put some resolutions in it, that make no sense, like Mode 3c : 1920x1440, 8 bits/pixel The program is able to replace a resolution with another one by patching the RAM version of the video bios. You can find the software here: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/apoirier/ On the Acer TM 661LMi we had to change one line in the C file on line 34: "*bios_type = -1;" -> "*bios_type = 0;" Then you compile the file (make) and install it as root (make install). Now you can change the resolution by executing 855resolution 3c 1400 1050 and restarting the X server. This will change the resolution only for this boot session, so make sure to mention the program in a startup script if you want to have this thing work after reboot. Martin
Intel 855GM with 1400x1050 works
Hello together, good news for all of you who work with a Laptop that uses the graphics chip mentioned above and were not able to switch to a resolution of 1400x1050, for example on an Acer Travelmate 661LMi. Alain Poirier developed a C program that is able to change the provided BIOS resolutions. The problem is that Acer did not patch the BIOS to provide the right resolution for their displays, instead they put some resolutions in it, that make no sense, like Mode 3c : 1920x1440, 8 bits/pixel The program is able to replace a resolution with another one by patching the RAM version of the video bios. You can find the software here: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/apoirier/ On the Acer TM 661LMi we had to change one line in the C file on line 34: "*bios_type = -1;" -> "*bios_type = 0;" Then you compile the file (make) and install it as root (make install). Now you can change the resolution by executing 855resolution 3c 1400 1050 and restarting the X server. This will change the resolution only for this boot session, so make sure to mention the program in a startup script if you want to have this thing work after reboot. Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
