[wplug] Resolution on Gateway 400VTX laptop

[Carl Benedict]

I researched this, and it looks like a nice laptop, BTW :)

Prehaps turning down the color depth for the higher resolution will fix
the problem.  According to the URL below, the maximum color depth is
18-bit, which I find kind of strange.  Try 16bit @ 1024x768 and see what
happens.

Also worth looking into is that the onboard video for that laptop is an
Intel 852MG.  I'm not sure if the i810 driver has support for or is
intended for use with the 852MG.  The "Device" section seems to say
otherwise, but it's worth a look.

Gateway 400VTX Laptop Specs:

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Gateway/400VTX/3501331sp47.shtml

On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 15:58, Bryan Mack wrote:
> I removed the entire Modes section and restarted.  This didnt seem to
> have any effect on the display, still 800x600 despite saying 1024x768.
> 
> On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 15:43, Jonathan S Billings wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 13:03, Bryan Mack wrote:
> > > Attached are my XFree86 configuration file, as well as the log file. 
> > > Not sure what to look for in the log file, but my configuration file has
> > > the "1024x768" mode for my color depth.
> > 
> > It looks like there is an appropriate entry for the Modes in the
> > "Screen" section, but I would remove the "Modes" section, I suspect that
> > it is causing the laptop to fail.  
> > 
> > > On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 12:49, Jonathan S Billings wrote:
> > > > Could you attach your /etc/X11/XF86Config file?  That would make
> > > > debugging much easier.
> > > > 
> > > > First thing I'd check is to make sure that there is a line in your
> > > > "Screen" section that lists a "1024x768" mode for the default depth. 
> > > > Then I'd look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log to see what kind of errors it
> > > > might have recieved when trying to find the appropriate modes for your
> > > > screen.  There's a lot of information in that log file, but you should
> > > > be able to find where it determines the modes, right after the module
> > > > for the graphics hardware is loaded.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 12:28, Bryan Mack wrote:
> > > > > Hey all, I have just recently installed Redhat 9 on my Gateway 400VTX
> > > > > laptop. I cant seem to get the display to use a resolution of 1024x768
> > > > > as I should be able to.  I have the display set to Generic Laptop
> > > > > Display 1024x768 and the resolution set to that as well, but it still
> > > > > only displays at 800x600. I have tried different displays and settings
> > > > > but nothing seems to work.  Does anyone have any suggestions for this?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Bryan
> > > > > 
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