Dell 700m VGA output

[Felix Miata]

Tom Reiser wrote Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:50:09 -0500:
 
> Are there any Dell 700m users who have successfully used the VGA output
> with Breezy Badger 5.10 <http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=89>?
> I tried both i810switch and i855crt but the monitor output is very fuzzy.
 
> I would really appreciate any help on this.

I have a GX110, which also uses the i810e chipset with built in video.
It works fine with the settings chosen by the installer, and also at up
to 1600x1200x16bit. Relevant portions of the current xorg.conf are:

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]"
	Driver		"i810"
	BusID		"PCI:0:1:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	30-85
	VertRefresh	50-120
	DisplaySize	270 203 # <-- set this to your actual display dimensions
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	16
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600"
#		Modes		"1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		Modes		"1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
#		Modes		"1400x1050" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
#		Modes		"1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
# uncomment above whichever line begins with your choice of default resolution
	EndSubSection
EndSection
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