Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:37:03 -0400 From: John Nielsen <john@jnielsen.net> To: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: got a new monitor, trying to reconfig xorg Message-ID: <20060827173703.ce76cesfks8888g8@newwebmail.jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <200608271454.37351.freebsd@dfwlp.com> References: <200608271454.37351.freebsd@dfwlp.com>
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Quoting Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com>: > i just brought home new samsung 22" widescreen LCD. so far, i cannot > get xorg > to take anything other than standard CRT type resolutions, such as 1280x1024. <snip> > the first part, seems to be the normal video modes that i would expect to see > from an i810 graphics card, but then right below that, i see video modes that > would be preferred on my new monitor (1680x1050) in a section > called "Supported Future Video Modes". does this mean there is a chance i > might see proper resolutions for my new monitor, without upgrading to some > other video card? > > my computer has a 915G: > > (II) I810(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 915G > (--) I810(0): Chipset: "915G" Last I was aware, the i810 was totally dependent on the adapter's video BIOS for determining and setting modes. The sysutils/915resolution port might be able to help you, but when I was experimenting with it I didn't try any widescreen modes. I do think (again, no references) that work on the i810 driver is ongoing, but I don't know any details or ETA's for anything. JN
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