On Thursday 13 September 2007 05:17:22 pm David C. Rankin wrote:
Ron Eggler wrote:
On Tuesday 11 September 2007 07:13:22 pm Ron Eggler wrote:
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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!
More information at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=269052
Ok David, I patched and 915resolution -l gave exactly above ouput ...i started sax2 to enter the mode but the drop-down to change the resolution and the color depth were disabled :o Anyways, i opened xorg.conf and wanted to change the screen section myself. i put 1680x1050 in every mode and put defaultdepth 24 - restarted x and it came back up all screwed-up :( How do I "connect" the xserver to the patched BIOS mode?
When I start Sax2 it actually says: "The configuration is Framebuffer based and your system does not support changes for resolution and/or color settings." - Huh? What's this, anyways, i created a new modline with gtf: desktop-reg:/home/reg # gtf 1680 1050 60 -x
# 1680x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 147.14 MHz Modeline "1680x1050_60.00" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087 -HSync +Vsync
But I'm not really sure if i should put it in there since it looks quite different to the other modes and i don't wanna break my monitor... my other lines look like this: Modeline "1280x1024" 141.82 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1070 Modeline "1280x1024" 130.17 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1066 Modeline "1280x1024" 120.01 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1063 Modeline "1280x1024" 114.50 1280 1328 1360 1440 1024 1027 1034 1061 +HSync -VSync Modeline "1280x1024" 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060
Not sure if should just add it on top.
Seems like i'm stuck again. Thanks for any further information!
I think this will do it for you:
from: /915resolution/README.txt
6. My xorg.conf has the following screen definition :
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen 1" Device "device" Monitor "LCD" DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x800" EndSubsection EndSection
7. 915resolution must run before the X server is started. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (That means EVERY time and with [mode] [w] [h] [color])
So I don't need to do this every time I put it in my startup scripts. Where these scripts are very from distribution to distribution. I'm running SUSE 9.2, so I put the definition in /etc/init.d/boot.local:
#! /bin/sh # # Copyright (c) 2002 SuSE Linux AG Nuernberg, Germany. All rights reserved. # # Author: Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>, 1996 # Burchard Steinbild, 1996 # # /etc/init.d/boot.local # # script with local commands to be executed from init on system startup # # Here you should add things, that should happen directly after booting # before we're going to the first run level. #
/usr/bin/915resolution 38 1280 800
8. Start up the X server
Now I bet you have solved the puzzle.... and have a very good looking display
Maaaaaaaaaan, I'm getting desperate. I feel as if i've tried everything....do i need to buy a Nvidia card or what? :( I've followed your instructions, I've followed the instructions on http://roland-lopez.blogspot.com/2007/03/auto915resolution-ubuntu-resolution... (I even changed the init path to init.d/rc2.d) I've tried different other things but my screen is stuck on 1280x1024. My xorg.conf now: Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen[0]" Device "Device[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" DefaultDepth 16 Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1680x1050" EndSubsection EndSection and 915resolution -l says my patched mode is mode 41 (1680x1050). But i don't know, if i start sax2 it tells me it couldn't support resolution change because i'd have a framebuffer card :o Section device in xorg.conf says: Section "Device" BoardName "Framebuffer Graphics" BusID "0:2:0" Driver "fbdev" Identifier "Device[0]" Option "ShadowFB" VendorName "VESA" EndSection Do i may need to change something there? Either I'm doing something totally wrong or my card (chip) just doesn't wanna do it... What is it? Thanks alot for the ongoing patience, i really appreciate evwerybody's help here to get my screen to display a 'good' resolution. Thanks! Ron -- chEErs Ron -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org