On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Moon Dust Junky <moondustju...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have an Intel Atom N2600 netbook with GMA 3600 graphics. > > I read that I need the modesetting driver to get proper resolution of > 1024x600. > > (see article https://gist.github.com/2925633) > > I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon 13. > > I have compiled the source files using: > > #aclocal > #autoconf > #libtoolize > #automake --add-missing > #./configure > #make > #make install > > - but I don't know how to now enable the driver. > > also, I didn't use the intall.sh script as I wasn't sure what argument > to give it. > > Do I need to create and edit an xorg.conf file (don't seem to have one > currently)? >
you need an xorg.conf with the modesetting driver being picked, though you must make sure you are isntalling the file into the same places X picks up all its drivers. /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers or whatever the arch equiv is. Dave. > Thanks for any help. > _______________________________________________ > xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support > Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg > Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > Your subscription address: airl...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
