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From: Nasa <nasa01@comcast.net>
To: Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
Cc: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: Using quirks to fix incorrect Monitor physical size
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:42:14 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <306683764.773880.1284417734430.JavaMail.root@sz0115a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C8E9E77.5010906@earthlink.net>


----- "Felix Miata" <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Does Meego have /etc/sysconfig/videobios? I just discovered it on
> openSUSE
> 11.4. It contains:
> ## Path:        System/Hardware/Graphicscard
> ## Description: Additional options for graphics cards
> ## Type:        yesno
> ## Default:     no
> #
> # Should the Intel(R) video BIOS be patched to let the X Server run
> with
> # resolutions unknown to the BIOS? Warning, this is potentially
> dangerous,
> # read the documentation in /usr/share/doc/packages/915resolution.
> #
> VIDEOBIOS_PATCH="no"
> 
> ## Type:        string
> ## Default:
> #
> # The options passed to 915resolution, usually 3 numbers:
> # the video mode to patch, X and Y resolution.
> #
> VIDEOBIOS_PARAMETERS=""
> 
> Note /usr/share/doc/packages/915resolution on the i845G system where I
> found
> that file does not exist.

Checked the meego install and no that file doesn't exist -- good suggestion
though.

I also tried the VESA driver, which just ended up giving me a black screen.
In fact, I had to blindly type in the terminal (after ctrl-alt-f1) to remove
the xorg.conf file so I could get things back :{

  reply	other threads:[~2010-09-13 22:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <728542343.735537.1284385743146.JavaMail.root@sz0115a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
2010-09-13 13:57 ` Using quirks to fix incorrect Monitor physical size Nasa
2010-09-13 21:58   ` Felix Miata
2010-09-13 22:42     ` Nasa [this message]
2010-09-15 13:53       ` Felix Miata
     [not found] <1524502115.868672.1284559892980.JavaMail.root@sz0115a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
2010-09-15 14:18 ` Nasa
     [not found] <631910804.725536.1284372575092.JavaMail.root@sz0115a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
2010-09-13 10:10 ` Nasa
2010-09-13 11:14   ` Felix Miata
2010-09-13 11:42     ` Nasa
2010-09-13 13:16       ` Felix Miata
2010-09-13 13:44       ` The Fungi
     [not found] <439980487.671370.1284230896263.JavaMail.root@sz0115a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
2010-09-11 18:56 ` Nasa

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