xorg resolution on new laptop

[Vince]

I have this working, however i cant remember my method for working it out.

I use
/usr/local/bin/915resolution 4d 1440 900 16
(in an rc script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/915res )


my xorg.conf  (relevant bits)
Section "Device"

        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "i810"
        VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
        BoardName   "Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller"
        BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
        Option      "DRI"     "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth 24
        Subsection "Display"
         Depth       24
         Modes       "1440x900" "1024x768" "800x600"
         ViewPort    0 0
        EndSubsection
EndSection



I'm not certain why this works since I'm setting the mode to  1440x900
in 16bits but it does.
(from xdpyinfo)
screen #0:
  print screen:    no
  dimensions:    1440x900 pixels (302x191 millimeters)
  resolution:    121x120 dots per inch
  depths (7):    24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
  root window id:    0x5d
  depth of root window:    24 planes
  number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1


Vince


Michael W. Lucas wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I've scoured Google seeking wisdom, and found nothing except hordes of
> Linux users whining about this same problem.  FreeBSD users don't seem
> to have this issue, except for me.  Finally I have no choice but to
> throw myself on your tender mercies.
> 
> I've been going nuts trying to get 1440x900 resolution on my new
> Toshiba P105.  Any help anyone could offer would be greatly
> appreciated.  Xorg assures me that the 945GM video card is supported
> by the i810 driver, provided I use the 915resolution program to set
> the resolution before starting X.  I run:
> 
> /usr/local/bin/915resolution 3c 1440 900
> 
> to add the resolution 1440x900 to the video BIOS.  915resolution -l
> now shows me:
> 
> ...
> Mode 3c : 1440x900, 8 bits/pixel
> ...
> Mode 4d : 1440x900, 16 bits/pixel
> ...
> Mode 5c : 1440x900, 32 bits/pixel
> ..
> 
> So, in theory 1440x900 should be available to the card.
> 
> startx fails without a config file, so I let it create one and tweaked
> in based on gossip, rumour, and innuendo I've uncovered in three days
> of Web searching.  I get something that looks *about* like 1200x768,
> but it's a far cry from 1440x900.
> 
> pciconf -lv tells me:
> 
> ...
> vgapci0 at pci0:2:0:       class=0x030000 card=0xff311179 chip=0x27a28086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>     device     = 'Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller'
>     class      = display
>     subclass   = VGA
> vgapci1 at pci0:2:1:       class=0x038000 card=0xff311179 chip=0x27a68086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>     device     = 'Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller'
>     class      = display
> ...
> 
> Here's relevant stuff trimmed from my xorg.conf.
> 
> --
> 
> Section "Module"
> 	Load  "extmod"
> 	Load  "glx"
> 	Load  "dri"
> 	Load  "dbe"
> 	Load  "record"
> 	Load  "xtrap"
> 	Load  "type1"
> 	Load  "freetype"
> 	Load  "i2c"
> 	Load  "bitmap"
> 	Load  "int10"
> EndSection
> 
> ...
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> 	#DisplaySize	  370   230	# mm
> 	Identifier   "Monitor0"
> 	VendorName   "LPL"
> 	ModelName    "0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>         ### Available Driver options are:-
>         ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
>         ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
>         ### [arg]: arg optional
>         #Option     "NoAccel"            	# [<bool>]
>         #Option     "SWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
>         #Option     "ColorKey"           	# <i>
>         #Option     "CacheLines"         	# <i>
>         #Option     "Dac6Bit"            	# [<bool>]
>         #Option     "DRI"                	# [<bool>]
>         #Option     "NoDDC"              	# [<bool>]
>         #Option     "ShowCache"          	# [<bool>]
>         #Option     "XvMCSurfaces"       	# <i>
>         #Option     "PageFlip"           	# [<bool>]
> 	Identifier  "Card0"
> 	Driver      "i810"
> 	VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
> 	BoardName   "Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller"
> 	BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "Screen0"
> 	Device     "Card0"
> 	Monitor    "Monitor0"
> 	DefaultDepth 24
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     1
> 		Modes	"1440x900"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     4
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     8
> 		Modes	"1440x900"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     15
> 		Modes	"1440x900"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     16
> 		Modes	"1440x900"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Viewport   0 0
> 		Depth     24
> 		Modes	"1440x900"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Any ideas, anyone?
> 
> Thanks,
> ==ml
>