[ltp] T61, Intel video, FC6 = widescreen troubles

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Video and I just don't get along.

Neither do Fedora Core and the new T61s, apparently. :)

I've got FC6 on a T61 with the Intel graphics, running at 1280x800. So 
far so good. But I want MORE!!!!!

Problem 1:

I actually did the install with a ViewSonic 22" widescreen attached, and 
for a while, I could see the desktop on the external. I could also Fn-F7 
back and forth. Then I unplugged the external, because I was borrowing 
it from another box.

So I tried plugging it in again, rebooting the box, but the external 
monitor doesn't see anything. Or maybe that should be that the TP 
doesn't see the external monitor. Fn-F7 has no effect. The laptop screen 
just stays lit up.

I've read some stuff about special keys

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_get_special_keys_to_work

but I have NO idea about what to do with all of the info there.

Problem 2:

So this box is running at 1280x800. I bet I could get better res, huh? 
At least 1440x900, if not 1680x1050. But all the monkeying I've done 
with the Display Settings applet have no effect. In essence, I do this:

- I change Desktop Settings, select 1440x900, save, reboot
- No effect - still at 1280x800.

My xorg.conf follows at the end.

Problem 3:

This is actually Problem 1 and 2 combined. So I have this older 19" flat 
screen (not a widescreen) and I figure, OK, until I figure out the 
widescreen problem, I'll just run the box at 12x10 and let it talk to 
the 19". Well, THAT doesn't go over well with anyone. The box won't save 
at anything better than 800x600 and the external monitor won't even see 
THAT.

I'm soooooooooooo depressed.

Whil Hentzen
Milwaukee WI

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "single head configuration"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
	InputDevice    "Synaptics" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Synaptics"
	Driver      "synaptics"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "Protocol" "auto-dev"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" 
"1280x800" "1152x864" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1152x768" "1024x768" 
"1024x768" "800x600" "800x600" "640x480" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection