Why I can't get Wide screen with Intel graphics

[Abdullah Al-Marrie]

On 1/20/07, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo at icir.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 07:38:36AM -0500, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote:
> > under the subsection of display, i have
> > Modes      "1024x768"
> > maybe you  can try using "1280x800"
>
> in order to get the higher resolutions, you should
> probably install the port
>
>         /usr/ports/sysutils/915resolution
>
> which redefines the bios modes.
> In my case (Dell Latitude X1) i run it as
>
>         #--- set 1280 resolution on video
>         /usr/local/bin/915resolution 5c 1280 768
>
> you should probably change the 768 to 800 if that's your
> screen height.
>
> cheers
> luigi

luigi,

That worked, thank you!

DELL# /usr/local/bin/915resolution -l
Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.2

Chipset: 945GM
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


DELL# /usr/local/bin/915resolution 58 1280 1024
Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.2

Chipset: 945GM
BIOS: TYPE 1
Mode Table Offset: $C0000 + $269
Mode Table Entries: 36

Patch mode 58 to resolution 1280x1024 complete

I also set

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     32
                Modes     "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection

But once I rebooted the laptop I lose it, and I have to do it again
after the FreeBSD starts

Is there a work around for this issue?

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-Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri
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