Intel845 resolution problem

[NoOp]

On 12/27/2008 04:39 PM, NoOp wrote:

> 
> i810 is what displayconfig-gtk produces in Hardy. When I replace i810 on
> my 845 chipset the screen (MegaImage 17 and Hitachi SuperScan Elite 641
> .22 mm) refresh is totally out of sync and I need to Alt-F1 to modify
> back to i810. Perhaps the intel driver works in Intrepid (the OP's
> system) but it breaks mine in Hardy. With the i810 I also get full
> compiz effects etc. (again with Hardy). From lshw on that machine:
> 
> *-display
>              description: VGA compatible controller
>              product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated
> Graphics Device
>              vendor: Intel Corporation
>              physical id: 2
>              bus info: pci at 0000:00:02.0
>              version: 03
>              width: 32 bits
>              clock: 33MHz
>              capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list
>              configuration: driver=i810_smbus latency=0 module=i2c_i810
> 
> So, I reckon that Shiva can try replacing 'i810' with 'intel' as it
> appears that i810 is depreciated in Intrepid:
> 
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/xserver-xorg-video-i810
> 
> but then, maybe that's the problem... depreciated/transitioned drivers
> that work in 8.04 but not in 8.10 (nvidia for example). I'll load up the
> second hard drive on that machine with Intrepid tomorrow and test then.

The long sad story re intel/i810/i845 on Intrepid 8.10 seems to start here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/259385
[Intrepid Compiz hangs on login for i830MG, i845, and i945GM video cards]

I loaded 810 on the i845 machine and no compiz. The xorg.conf file that
I suggested seems to not work also. Luckily I have 8.04.1 on the other
drive that I can boot into to compare (compiz works just fine there),
but my recommendation to Shiva is to wipe 8.10 and reinstall 8.04.1 - at
least that way he can still use the depreciated i810 driver and use
compiz as well... even if the fonts are still a bit blurry. Regarding
font issues; I think that it is the old 'auto hinting' issue raising
it's head again. I do not have issues w/autohinting on a .22 Hitachi
monitor, but do have them with a .28 Dell 1800fp LCD monitor (both on
Hardy).