Ubuntu Screen Res Issues

[vilaweb casamance]

jean gruneberg wrote:

> vilaweb casamance wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> *root at jbascdj:~ # 915resolution -l
>> Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.4.6
>>
>> Chipset: 915GM
>> BIOS: TYPE 1
>> Mode Table Offset: $C0000 + $269
>> Mode Table Entries: 36
>>
>> 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 : 800x600, 16 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
>> *
>> thanks
>> kernic
>>
>
> Kernic
>
> My output is.....
>
> root at kaos-010:/home/jeang# 915resolution -l
>
> Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.4.2
>
>
> Chipset: 855GM
> BIOS: TYPE 1
>
> 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 : 800x600, 16 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
> Mode 7c : 1280x800, 8 bits/pixel
> Mode 7d : 1280x800, 16 bits/pixel
> Mode 7e : 1280x800, 32 bits/pixel
> root at kaos-010:/home/jeang#
>
>
> I see we have different chiipsets, my laptop is a widescreen fujitsu
> siemens, perhaps your laptop dosn't need that resolution.  I think you
> were trying to get the Mode 58 1280 1024 for the external monitor?
>
> The only think that worries me is that is if you you set the res too
> high in the bootsequence, will you have a usable screen?  Maybe it
> will do that scene where you have slider bars to get all the screen
> real estate.  At least however you should be able to do the change
> resolution thing to set the external higher.  Don't know, holding
> thumbs for you! Write down the screenline for the resolution that
> works on your laptop so if all else goes south, you can boot into the
> console and edit bootmisc.sh so that you can get the laptop display
> back if it all goes south.
>
> Jean
>
-Thanks Jean,
Yes we have a diferent chipset. But I'm traying to get the same
resolution than you in may labtop. I have i915GM with 1280x800
widescreen in clone labtop (AHTEC) and I'm working with 1024x768 because
I can't choise.
in xorg.conf I have:

Section "Device"
    Identifier   "Targeta de vídeo genèrica"
    Driver        "i810"
    BusID        "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Monitor genèric"
    Option        "DPMS"
    HorizSync    30-67
    VertRefresh    30-60
    Modeline    "1280x800 at 60" 83.91 1280 1312 1624 1656 800 816 824 841
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Device        "Targeta de vídeo genèrica"
    Monitor        "Monitor genèric"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        1
        Modes        "1280x800"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        4
        Modes        "1280x800"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        8
        Modes        "1280x800"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        15
        Modes        "1280x800"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        16
        Modes        "1280x800"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        24
        Modes        "1280x800"
    EndSubSection
EndSection