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[Jon Vaughan <jsvaughan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Still getting nowhere with this.  Run out of ideas.

jon@jon-laptop:~$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)

jon@jon-laptop:~$  sudo lshw -C video
  *-display:0 UNCLAIMED
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 07
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
  *-display:1 UNCLAIMED
       description: Display controller
       product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2.1
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
       version: 07
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0

xorg.conf

Section "Device"
        Driver "intel"
        Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Monitor         "Configured Monitor"
        Device          "Configured Video Device"
        SubSection "Display"
                Virtual    3080 1900
        EndSubSection
EndSection

xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1440 x 900, maximum 3080 x 1900
VGA connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1360x768       59.8
   1152x864       60.0
   1024x768       60.0
   800x600        60.3
   640x480        59.9
LVDS connected 1440x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 287mm
x 180mm
   1440x900       60.0*+   59.9     50.0
   1360x768       59.8
   1152x864       60.0
   1024x768       60.0
   800x600        60.3     56.2
   640x480        59.9
HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Have tried xrandr newmode addmode etc and ended up with a screen that was
half black, half white which only the cursor could get on to.  Not so
useful.

This is 64 bit, thats the only other thing that might be messing me up.

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Jon Vaughan <jsvaughan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Have put some recap details below but 2 crucial things:
>
> 1.  Do you know how I can specify that the system should use the intel
> driver?  Is that the Driver "intel" line in your xorg.conf?
> The machine has both xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1.2.0.0-1ubuntu3 and
> xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.4.1-1ubuntu3.   I had assumed that since the
> intel driver is installed that magically it would be used (shows my lack of
> experience - I will feel particularly stupid if this turns out to be the
> problem :) )
>
> 2.  I've just investigated xrandr and I see that i can add an undetected
> mode.  I haven't tried this yet but I'm going to give it a go in a minute.
> I don't have another monitor to fiddle around with unfortunately.
>
> xrandr --addmode S-video 1280x1024
>
>
> Thanks v much for helping!
>
> J
>
>
>
> Some recap info:
>
> - I have a dell monitor that the x301 happily drives in windows via vga at
> 1280×1024.  This is the resolution I would like under ubuntu.
> - If I boot into linux with the monitor attached, I get 1024 x 768.  By
> doing 'Configure Display Settings' I have the option to pick 1152 x 864 but
> in about 80% of cases selecting that just puts junk on the monitor, stops
> the laptop screen being updated and I end up rebooting.
> - If I don't boot with the monitor attached but attach it after boot and
> change display settings to turn it on, sometimes I get similar problems with
> 1024 x 768
> - I have tried various xorg.confs.
>
> I've tried:
>  - the one on here
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_Intrepid_Ibex_(8.10)_on_an_X301<http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_Intrepid_Ibex_%288.10%29_on_an_X301>
> -  your one, as below
> - When running with the monitor attached in 1024 x 768 it looked like the
> following:
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier    "Default Screen"
>     Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
>     Device        "Configured Video Device"
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Virtual    2592 900
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
> EndSection
>
> When I run xrandr I get the same display options for the monitor as I get
> in the ubuntu gui, i.e. no 1280
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Ferdinand Haselbacher <
> fhasex20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> To make it on the list:
>>
>> which screen do you have? 1024x768 doesn't work, it is a 4:3 resolution?
>>
>> have you tried xrandr manually?
>>
>>
>> mfg
>> Ferdinand
>> Jon Vaughan wrote:
>> > Thanks for replying! (although it doesn't work for me,
>> > unfortunately).  The options I get to select from are 1360 x 768, 1152
>> > x 864, 1024 x 768 (same as before - I did have a virtual section
>> > setup, just not quite the same size) and other smaller resolutions.
>> > Its a 4:3 screen so 1360 x 768 no use, and when i pick 1152 x 864 all
>> > sorts of things go wrong, nothing is clickable and I have to power
>> > off.  I'm doing VGA to analog in on the monitor, is that what you do?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Ferdinand Haselbacher
>> > <fhasex20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:fhasex20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     Jon Vaughan wrote:
>> >     > Hello X301 users!
>> >     >
>> >     > Have any of you managed to get more than 1024 x 768 resolution on
>> an
>> >     > external VGA monitor under Linux?  I've done a fair bit of
>> googling
>> >     > and various xorg.conf tweaking but not getting anything useful.
>> >     >
>> >     You need a virtual setting in your xorg.conf
>> >
>> >     for e.g.:
>> >     Section "Monitor"
>> >        Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
>> >     EndSection
>> >
>> >     Section "Screen"
>> >        Identifier    "Default Screen"
>> >        Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
>> >        Device        "Configured Video Device"
>> >        SubSection "Display"
>> >            Virtual    3080 1900
>> >        EndSubSection
>> >     EndSection
>> >
>> >     Section "Device"
>> >        Driver "intel"
>> >        Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
>> >        #Option "NoDRI"
>> >     EndSection
>> >
>> >
>> >     this should work! OOB
>> >
>> >     so far,
>> >     ferdinand
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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