[wplug] Resolution on Gateway 400VTX laptop

[Bryon Gill]

My guess is that your lcd is only capable of 16bit
color at 800x600.  According to Gateway's specs at 

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

the display can only support up to 18 bit color
anyway.

If you change the default to 16 bit it may solve your
problem.  If you eliminate the modes you don't want
that will force X to either give you what you want or
die.  Try changing your screen section to just this:

> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "Screen0"
> 	Device     "Videocard0"
> 	Monitor    "Monitor0"
> 	DefaultDepth     16
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     16
> 		Modes    "1024x768"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 

You could also try the less drastic step of changing
the color depth through the redhat display manager and
then restarting X.  

If none of that works you might try adjusting the
amount of memory that you allocate to video through
the bios then reprobe your card.  You'll have to check
your manual to see how to do that and it's unlikely to
work but it's the next thing I'd try in your shoes.   
Good luck.











If you eliminate the 
--- Bryan Mack <mack at fortyone.org> wrote:
> Attached are my XFree86 configuration file. Not sure
> what to look for in
> the log file, but my configuration file has the
> "1024x768" mode for my
> color depth.  I couldn't attach the logfile cause it
> was too big, but
> here's a grep output:
> 
> [bryangm at localhost bryangm]$ grep 1024x768
> /var/log/XFree86.0.log
> Mode: 34 (1024x768)
> Mode: 45 (1024x768)
> Mode: 54 (1024x768)
> (II) I810(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of
> this name)
> [bryangm at localhost bryangm]$
> 
> > # XFree86 4 configuration created by
> redhat-config-xfree86
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
> 	Identifier     "Default Layout"
> 	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
> 	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> 	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> 	InputDevice    "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Files"
> 
> # RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. 
> Note, this is the name of the 
> # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). 
> There is normally
> # no need to change the default.
> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are
> concatenated together)
> # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font
> server independent of
> # the X server to render fonts.
> 	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> 	FontPath     "unix/:7100"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
> 	Load  "dbe"
> 	Load  "extmod"
> 	Load  "fbdevhw"
> 	Load  "glx"
> 	Load  "record"
> 	Load  "freetype"
> 	Load  "type1"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 
> # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled
> (eg, with xset(1))
> #	Option	"Xleds"		"1 2 3"
> # To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment
> XkbDisable.
> #	Option	"XkbDisable"
> # To customise the XKB settings to suit your
> keyboard, modify the
> # lines below (which are the defaults).  For
> example, for a non-U.S.
> # keyboard, you will probably want to use:
> #	Option	"XkbModel"	"pc102"
> # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you
> can use:
> #	Option	"XkbModel"	"microsoft"
> #
> # Then to change the language, change the Layout
> setting.
> # For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
> #	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
> # or:
> #	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
> #	Option	"XkbVariant"	"nodeadkeys"
> #
> # If you'd like to switch the positions of your
> capslock and
> # control keys, use:
> #	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:swapcaps"
> # Or if you just want both to be control, use:
> #	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:nocaps"
> #
> 	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
> 	Driver      "keyboard"
> 	Option	    "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> 	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
> 	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "Mouse0"
> 	Driver      "mouse"
> 	Option	    "Protocol" "PS/2"
> 	Option	    "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> 	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> 	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 
> # If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse
> then
> # this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode
> to let you
> # also use USB mice at the same time.
> 	Identifier  "DevInputMice"
> 	Driver      "mouse"
> 	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> 	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> 	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier   "Monitor0"
> 	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
> 	ModelName    "Generic Laptop Display Panel
> 1024x768"
> 	HorizSync    31.5 - 48.5
> 	VertRefresh  40.0 - 70.0
> 	Option	    "dpms"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier  "Videocard0"
> 	Driver      "i810"
> 	VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
> 	BoardName   "Intel 852"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Modes"
> 	Identifier "Modes0"
> 	Modeline      "1024x768" 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344
> 768 779 785 806
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "Screen0"
> 	Device     "Videocard0"
> 	Monitor    "Monitor0"
> 	DefaultDepth     24
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     16
> 		Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     24
> 		Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     8
> 		Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "DRI"
> 	Group        0
> 	Mode         0666
> EndSection
> 
> 


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