[ltp] Is 1366x768 external with R31/i830m possible?

[Alex Deucher]

On 2/6/07, Felix Roeser <frinbox@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I want to connect my good old R31 (with the integrated i830m) to a LCD
> Display with a 1366x768px panel via the Vgaoutput. So far I only got
> 1024x768 working and my Google searches showed that even the
> 915resolution tool is no help with this chipset.
>
> This is what I found in the X log file:
>
> (II) I810(0): Not using mode "1366x768" (no mode of this name)
> (II) I810(0): Not using mode "1280x768" (no mode of this name)
> (--) I810(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
> (**) I810(0): *Built-in mode "1024x768"
>
>
> Is here anybody who had more success and knows how to get this
> resolution working? Or is it you not possible?


This limitation is due to the bios.  You'll need to use a tool like
i915resolution (IIRC, there was an i830 version way back when...) or
try the modesetting branch of the intel driver in xorg git.  In both
cases you'll probably have specify a modeline.

Alex

>
> Greetings
> Felix