From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 20 18:07:35 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7520116A405; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:07:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rizzo@icir.org) Received: from xorpc.icir.org (xorpc.icir.org [192.150.187.68]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4613213C448; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:07:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rizzo@icir.org) Received: from xorpc.icir.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xorpc.icir.org (8.12.11/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l0KI7Y4V069810; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:07:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rizzo@xorpc.icir.org) Received: (from rizzo@localhost) by xorpc.icir.org (8.12.11/8.12.3/Submit) id l0KI7Ymk069809; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:07:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rizzo) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:07:34 -0800 From: Luigi Rizzo To: Abdullah Al-Marrie Message-ID: <20070120100734.A69783@xorpc.icir.org> References: <499c70c0701200129j12cd02f5ra40808b9fe0b272a@mail.gmail.com> <20070120052330.B67194@xorpc.icir.org> <499c70c0701201005n177bd425wee7136bbb59f8c7f@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <499c70c0701201005n177bd425wee7136bbb59f8c7f@mail.gmail.com>; from almarrie@gmail.com on Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 06:05:45PM +0000 Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Why I can't get Wide screen with Intel graphics X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:07:35 -0000 On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 06:05:45PM +0000, Abdullah Al-Marrie wrote: > On 1/20/07, Luigi Rizzo 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? i put the line /usr/local/bin/915resolution 58 1280 1024 in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/00setvideo.sh so it gets called automatically at startup cheers luigi > -- > Regards, > > -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri > Arab Portal > http://www.WeArab.Net/