Have you tried getting/using the 915resolution package? It sounds to me like X may be tickling something that hasn't been set up yet.
-Ian (Who has a i855, and hasn't had any real trouble with it.) On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 16:31 +0200, Thomas Zeitzler wrote: > Hi, > > I can't get the resolution of my laptop up ok. It's got an Intel card > and is supposed to work with the i810 driver (that's not autodetected). > The X-server runs on the vesa driver, but the image is stretched. It > appears it uses a 4:3 resolution that is stretched to the 16:9 display > of the laptop. > > On replacing 'vesa' with 'i810' in xorg.conf, the laptop crashes on > restarting x (hard reset). > > Any hints and pointers? > > NB: 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg' runs all the debconf > questions, but doesn't update xorg.conf. > > Thanks, > Tom > > xorg.conf: > # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) > # > # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using > # values from the debconf database. > # > # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. > # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) > # > # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* > # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg > # package. > # > # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated > # again, run the following command: > # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg > > Section "Files" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" > # path to defoma fonts > FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "i2c" > Load "bitmap" > Load "ddc" > Load "dri" > Load "extmod" > Load "freetype" > Load "glx" > Load "int10" > Load "type1" > Load "vbe" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > Driver "kbd" > Option "CoreKeyboard" > Option "XkbRules" "xorg" > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML > Express Graphics Controller" > Driver "vesa" > BusID "PCI:0:2:0" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Generic Monitor" > Option "DPMS" > HorizSync 28-64 > VertRefresh 43-60 > ModeLine "1280x800" 83.91 1280 1312 1624 1656 800 816 824 841 > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML > Express Graphics Controller" > Monitor "Generic Monitor" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 1 > Modes "1280x800" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 4 > Modes "1280x800" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1280x800" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 15 > Modes "1280x800" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1280x800" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x800" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen "Default Screen" > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > EndSection > > Section "DRI" > Mode 0666 > EndSection > > > lspci: > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML > Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 04) > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile > 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04) > 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML > Express Graphics Controller (rev 04) > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 > Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) > 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 > Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 04) > 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 > Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 04) > 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 > Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 04) > 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 > Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 04) > 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 > Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 04) > 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d4) > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface > Bridge (rev 04) > 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA > Controller (rev 04) > 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) > SMBus Controller (rev 04) > 01:03.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus > Controller (rev 02) > 01:07.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG > Network Connection (rev 05) > 01:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A > IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) > 01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 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