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Re: [opensuse-factory] /usr/share/doc/packages/915resolution does not exist
  • From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:26:55 -0400
  • Message-id: <4C8EC14F.9060404@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On 2010/09/14 02:14 (GMT+0200) Stefan Dirsch composed:

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 06:00:33PM -0400, Felix Miata wrote:

/etc/sysconfig/videobios contains:

# Should the Intel(R) video BIOS be patched to let the X Server run with
# resolutions unknown to the BIOS? Warning, this is potentially dangerous,
# read the documentation in /usr/share/doc/packages/915resolution.

Where's that doc?

915resolution has been dropped with openSUSE 11.1/SLE11. Looks like you've
updated your system since openSUSE <= 11.0.

Thanks!

I could have sworn that partition got a fresh install since then, but the
timestamp on that file does show Sep 2008. O_O

The reason I looked in the first place is trying to help a Meego user on the
intel-gfx mailing list trying to use an 800x480 LCD lacking EDID and getting
no advice that solves his inability to enable that mode.
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Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409

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