[ltp] Framebuffer on T60 (Intel 945 / SXGA+) drives me nuts

[Jeff D]

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Peter Lemken wrote:

> Help, please,
>
> I have had this T60 for 4 weeks now and after tinkering with it a lot, I have
> managed to get almost all components to work.
>
> Almost.
>
> I am unable to set the framebuffer console into its native resolution of
> 1400x1050 and I haven't found any solution for this yet. I have
> unsuccessfully tried all combinations in grub's menu file, i.e. intelfb,
> vesa, vesa-tng, but I am stuck with a superlow resolution that is totally
> unsatisfactory.
>
> There is one thing I am not sure about: I bought the T60 with a specific
> configuration in mind and the dealer did not have this model on stock. What
> he did was to change the display from an XGA version to an SXGA+ version. Is
> it possible that this is the culprit?
>
> Does ANYONE have an Intel 945 running at 1400x1050 framebuffer console?

you might want to try hwinfo --framebuffer , that should give you the 
correct modes you can use.