[ltp] Re: T61 with X3100 Video Card Problems Ubuntu

[Micha Feigin]

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:50:07 -0200
"Leonardo Monasterio" <monasterio.ufpel@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear David,
> 
> Thank you very much. I had no idea about the CTRL-ALT- Backspace.
> Unfortunately, it did not help.
> Below there is a copy of my current xorg.conf file. Strangely it
> recognizes the GM960, but this do not show up in ubuntu's  "screen and
> monitor".
> "
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier	"Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated
> Graphics Controller"
> 	Driver		"intel"
> 	BusID		"PCI:0:2:0"
> 	Option		"UseFBDev"		"true"
> EndSection
> 

I'm not sure if that is a problem but the UseFBDev seems fishy here, try
removing that one and see what happens

Also have a look in the module section, you probably want to load glx there.
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
> 	Option		"DPMS"
> 	HorizSync	28-64
> 	VertRefresh	43-60
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier	"Default Screen"
> 	Device		"Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960
> Integrated Graphics Controller" Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
> 	DefaultDepth	24
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Modes		"1280x800"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection"
> 
> I have tried the "xrandr --query". The result is the following (with
> the external monitor unplugged):
> "Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 1280 x 1280
> VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right)
> LVDS connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 331mm x 207mm
>    1280x800       60.0*+   60.0     50.0
>    1280x768       60.0
>    1024x768       60.0
>    800x600        60.3
>    640x480        59.9
> TMDS-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right)".
> 
> With the external monitor plugged I get"
> "leonardo@leonardo-laptop:~$ xrandr --query
> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 1280 x 1280
> VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right)
> LVDS connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 331mm x 207mm
>    1280x800       60.0*+   60.0     50.0
>    1280x768       60.0
>    1024x768       60.0
>    800x600        60.3
>    640x480        59.9
> TMDS-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right)".
> 
> I think that most certainly I am making a very stupid mistake. Any suggestion?
> Thank you,
> 
> Leo
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 26, 2007 10:15 AM, David Bremner <bremner@unb.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Leonardo wrote:
> > > - I tried to install the have xserver-xorg-video-intel  2:2.2.0-1 from
> > > Debian unstable but I couldn't pass the public key.
> >
> > I don't know about Ubuntu (are you using synaptic, or the command
> > line?), but if you run
> >
> > # apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
> >
> > it should complain about the lack of key, but install it if you
> > insist.  Or you could install first (I think) debian-archive-keyring.
> > Or you could download the .deb file and install it with dpkg -i.  The
> > last option will not take care of dependencies for you.
> >
> > >However, Screens and Graphics still gives me "vesa generic/ intel -
> > >experimental modesetting..." and no option for extended screen. I do
> > >have 1200 X 800 resolution. Any suggestion?
> >
> > Here I can't help much. I don't have a wide screen, and I don't use
> > the GUI front end to xrandr.  From the command line (as a normal
> > user), try
> >
> > % xrandr --query
> >
> > This will give a list of available modes.  In debian, xrandr lives in
> > the package x11-xserver-utils. Maybe a stupid question, but did you
> > restart the X server after reconfiguring?  This takes more than
> > logging out, you need to e.g. use CTRL-ALT-Backspace
> >
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