Re: i945G and Xorg
Vince Hoffman <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.openbsd.x11 |
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Matthieu Herrb wrote: > Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: > >> I also have a i945G on a lenovo Notebook, does anyone have a working >> xorg.conf for 1440 X 900 they could post >> >> >> Sam Fourman Jr. >> >> On 11/18/06, ICMan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I just upgraded my MB from an i810 to an i945G, and things have >>> changed. The i810 driver still loads, but I can't get the 1440x900 >>> resolution on my Samsung 940BW flat panel screen to work. It was >>> working fine right up until I changed boards. >>> >>> I was wondering if there is an i945 driver for Xorg that works on >>> OBSD4.0, and how I could get it and install it. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> > > If you don't post the Xorg.0.log files showing what happens when you > configure xorg.conf for 1440x900, it's hard to tell what happens. > > One guess however it that, as often with intel based graphics, the BIOS > lacks the proper information to set up this mode. Since the i810 driver > needs this information, it can't work. There may be 2 solutions: > > - update your BIOS to a more recent one which has more video modes built-in. > - google for the 'i915resolution' tool, port it to OpenBSD and use it. > It allows to tweak the modes reported by the bios. *Use at your own risk* > > This is exactly what i do in FreeBSd for a i945G based Dell laptop. as yet no issues and its the only way i could get 1440x900. Vince