915resolution on HP Compaq

Doug Poland doug at polands.org
Thu Jan 31 07:16:44 PST 2008


Mike Barnard wrote:
> Hi, I have an HP Compaq 6720s laptop. I am trying to get X to display
> at 1280x800 screen reolution.
> 
> I first set it up using  xorgconfig, but i failed to start X. I got an
> error saying
> 
> intel: No matching device section for instance (BUS ID PCI:0:2:1) found
> GARTInt Unable to open /dev/agpgart (No such file or directory)
> 
> I tried to use the 915resolution port and this is what it give me.
> 
> 
> # 915resolution -l
> Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.3
> 
> Intel chipset detected.  However, 915resolution was unable to
> determine the chipset type.
> Chipset Id: 2a008086
> Please report this problem to stomljen at yahoo.com
> #
> 
> I know that i have the Intel x3100 card and then 965GM chipset.
> 
> Has anyone managed to get X to display on a wide screen display at
> 1280x800 on this chipset?
> 
If you're running FreeBSD 7.x and Xorg 7.3, I recommend using the 
"intel" driver.  915resolution is not necessary with this driver.

-- 
Regards,
Doug




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