Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:33:49 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Janvier Pang <janvier.roc@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can anybody change the resolution to 1280x800? Message-ID: <20061228183348.GA36964@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <7deba7c00612280812s51089c57ie57c11e32d21c0bb@mail.gmail.com> References: <7deba7c00612260923ja2c6eccs52e7004d7fdec33@mail.gmail.com> <499c70c0612261017yf098367u598d4ac8d191f1b1@mail.gmail.com> <20061228145033.GA35875@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <7deba7c00612280812s51089c57ie57c11e32d21c0bb@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 12:12:26AM +0800, Janvier Pang wrote: > Hi, > > But I'm truely believe that the vesa can use the resolution. > > That's because I can found such information in my log file if I use the vesa > driver: > > ... > (II) VESA(0): Gamma: 2.20 > (II) VESA(0): No DPMS capabilities specified; RGB/Color Display > (II) VESA(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode > (II) VESA(0): redX: 0.575 redY: 0.359 greenX: 0.319 greenY: 0.532 > (II) VESA(0): blueX: 0.155 blueY: 0.129 whiteX: 0.312 whiteY: 0.328 > (II) VESA(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0 > (II) VESA(0): Supported additional Video Mode: > (II) VESA(0): clock: 68.9 MHz Image Size: 331 x 207 mm > (II) VESA(0): h_active: 1280 h_sync: 1301 h_sync_end 1333 h_blank_end 1408 > h_border: 0 > (II) VESA(0): v_active: 800 v_sync: 804 v_sync_end 808 v_blanking: 816 > v_border: 0 > (II) VESA(0): QUANTADISPLAY > (II) VESA(0): QD15TL072 > (II) VESA(0): Searching for matching VESA mode(s): > (==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear > ... > > It said that the vesa found the correct additional video mode with 1280x800 > resolution on my card. The problem is: how can I apply this mode? No, the lines you quote above refers to what the *screen* is capable of, not what the graphics card can supply. > > Thanks for your kindly reply. > > B.Rgds. > > Janvier Pag > > On 12/28/06, Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> wrote: > > > >On Tue, Dec 26, 2006 at 09:17:59PM +0300, Abdullah Al-Marrie wrote: > >> On 12/26/06, Janvier Pang <janvier.roc@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >Dear All, > >> > > >> >I have a laptop, there're ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 display card and > >wide > >> >screen with 1280x800 resolutions on it. > >> > > >> >I'd like to use the native ati driver, Unfortunately I can't find any > >> >available driver about this card on the internet. So that I must > >choose > >> >another way to use this card. > >> > > >> >I configured the vesa driver in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and then start the > >X. I > >> >got the following message in /var/log/Xorg.0.log: > >> > > > > >> > > >> >... > >> >(II) VESA(0): Total Memory: 256 64KB banks (16384kB) > >> >(WW) VESA(0): config file hsync range 31.5-64.3kHz not within DDC hsync > >> >ranges. > >> >(WW) VESA(0): config file vrefresh range 50-70Hz not within DDC > >vrefresh > >> >ranges. > >> >(II) VESA(0): My Monitor: Using hsync range of 31.50-64.30 kHz > >> >(II) VESA(0): My Monitor: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-70.00 Hz > >> >(II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1280x800" (no mode of this name) > >> >(--) VESA(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) > >> >(**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1024x768" > >> >(**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1024x768" > >> >(**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "800x600" > >> >... > >> > > >> >It said "1280x800" mode cound not to be found, but I have added this > >mode > >> >into /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Why it can not to be detected? > >> > > >> >If I can use the additional video mode, I can use my wide screen under > >> >1280x800 resolution I think. Could anybody give me some hints about how > >to > >> >apply the additional video mode? > >> > > >> >Thanks. > >> > > >> >Janvier Pang. > >> > >> Here is my xorg.conf file and I use ATI Radeon 1100 > >> > >> I'm loading the dri module which is Xorg module to support radeon > > > >No, it is not. dri/drm are for using accelerated 3D (on those cards where > >this is supported) and has nothing to do with which resolutions you can > >use. > > > > > >X.org 6.9 does not have any support for the X1300. There might be some > >support > >for it in the upcoming X.org 7.x (for x > 0), but I am not sure about > >that. > > > > > >If you are using the 'vesa' driver I believe that you can only use those > >modes that have been pre-programmed in the card's BIOS. 1280x800 (or > >other > >wide-screen resolutions) is usually not one of those. > > > > -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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