Can anybody change the resolution to 1280x800?

[Erik Trulsson]

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 at 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 at 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.
> >
> >



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