G45 graphics chip resolutions - maximum 1280x1024, surely not!

[Chris G]

On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 12:21:23PM +0100, Chris G wrote:
> I'm running 8.10 beta on an Asus P5Q-VM motherboard which has the
> Intel G45 graphics hardware.
> 
> When I run ddcprobe it reports the following for the graphics
> hardware:- 
> 
>     vbe: VESA 3.0 detected.
>     oem: Intel(r)Eaglelake Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
>     vendor: Intel Corporation
>     product: Intel(r)Eaglelake Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0
>     memory: 131008kb
>     mode: 1280x1024x256
>     mode: 1280x1024x64k
>     mode: 1280x1024x16m
>     mode: 1024x768x256
>     mode: 1024x768x64k
>     mode: 1024x768x16m
>     mode: 640x480x16m
>     mode: 800x600x64k
>     mode: 800x600x16m
>     mode: 640x480x256
>     mode: 800x600x256
>     mode: 640x480x64k
> 
> 
> Surely the hardware can do better than that!   Is there anything I'm
> missing in getting it to tell me about higher resolutions?
> 
... it's OK, I've got it to 1600x1200.  The Screen Resolution applet
is misleading, I tried changing the refresh rate and was offered a
whole lot more resolutions for a refresh rate that promptly
disappeared, but I got the extra resolutions!

-- 
Chris Green