[ltp] Fedora 6, T60, ATI radeon mobility X1400 won't see new widescreen at 1680x1050, only at 12x10

[Whil Hentzen]

Hamish wrote:
> On Friday 17 August 2007 05:42, Whil Hentzen wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> A brand spankin' new ViewSonic 22" widescreen showed up today and
>> instead of eatin' dinner, I had to rip open the box and replace my
>> trustworthy ol' 19" guy.
>>
>> Things have not gone well. In short, the widescreen won't recognize 1680
>> x 1050 mode when I'm running Fedora Core 6. It'll only show 1280x1024
>> (which, on a widescreen, is making me blind.)
>>
> 
> FWIW I had the exact same problems on my z61p. Both on the internal 1680x1050 
> LCD and on an external 1680x1050 LCD... I eventually used the ATI proprietary 
> drivers and they manage to drive the monitors OK... Although with the usual 
> caveats about tainting the kernel etc... (And some stuff which breaks on the 
> ATI drivers).

That sounds promising!

While I'm used to editing /etc files and poking around here and there, 
I've never messed with drivers. I just update via the Fedora GUI's 
Software Updater and that's that.

So... adventuring into this new world - where do I find the specific ATI 
drivers I need, and once in hand, what do I do with them?

Thanks,

Whil
Milwaukee, WI