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

[Owen Heisler]

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On Fri, 2007.09.14 01:03, Jeff D wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Peter Lemken wrote:
>> I have had this T60 for 4 weeks now and after tinkering with it a lot, I=
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>> 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.=
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>> What
>> he did was to change the display from an XGA version to an SXGA+ version=
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>> 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=20
> correct modes you can use.

It most likely won't list the 1400x1050 resolution.  Not on my T61.

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