Re: [gentoo-user] What does "future video mode" mean for the i810 xorg driver?

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Tuesday 17 October 2006 10:04, Wolfgang Liebich wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm using xorg-server 1.1.1-r1, with i810 driver for the Intel 915 on
> board graphics adapter. I tried to use a SUN GDM5410 monitor (with
> matching adapter cable), which now is hanging on a SUN workstation.
> According to the OSD it runs w/ 81.1kHz/76 Hz vert/hor. freq., and a
> resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. BUT if I try to use it on my new! shiny!
> gentoo PC, I only get it to 1024x768 pixels. If I specify no modes in my
> xorg.conf, I get a black screen, If I specify 1024x768, it works. I
> tried to include 1280x1024 and 1280x960 (VESA modi), but got a murderous
> screen flicker - totally unusable. The Xorg.0 logfile said something
> about "Supported Future Video Modes:" which contain a 76Hz 1280x1024
> mode. What does this mean?
> I appended the xorg.cfg used for my tests with this monitor (I used
> ddcxinfo-knoppix to generate mode lines), an Xorg.0 logfile is included
> also.
> Can anyone help me with getting a nice, shiny screen resolution? :-/
>
> TIA,
> Wolfgang Liebich
 I've just set up this card on my new laptop, to get the highest resolution 
you need to emerge 915resolution which patches the video bios, if I 
understand correctly  Try searching on the wiki for this package for the 
exact details of how to set it up properly.  I didn't find it difficult to do

Matt
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