On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 06:57:01PM +0200, Martin van Es wrote: >Hi, > >First I'd like to thank Jens for his patient answer to my last question >:) > >I managed to successfully build a recent (23/10/2002) build of the X CVS >tree and see great improvements on the support of my chipset (well, >looking at the XFree86.0.log at least). > >This posting cuts 2 ways: My XFree86.0.log is included for developers as >reference material. I hope it helps ;) >Second: Can anybody comment on my questions? > >The size of my screen is now correctly recognised (1400x1050) but alas, >the driver still resorts to the known VESA resolutions (1280 x 1024). Yes, because your video BIOS doesn't have a 1400x1050 mode, and the driver can only program modes that are provided by your video BIOS. It's unfortunate that vendors who ship 830-based laptops with 1400x1050 panels don't add such a mode to their video BIOS. >Is that the long list of modes I see coming by now? They are all of the video BIOS graphics modes. >What do the asterisks mean for some of the found modes? It means the mode matches the depth you're running at, and is available for use with your configuration. >Is the line "Not using mode "1400x1050" (no mode of this name)" based on >the fact that no mode called "1400x1050" passes by during the mode >probing part? Or is it something I can help in the Configuration file? If it doesn't show up in the mode probing part, it isn't available. >I read somewhere that if linux boots in a different mode than what I >want to drive it under X, modelines are required in the XFConfig file? >The monitor I choose (generic 1400x1050) does not add modelines in the >XFConfig file... The X server has a set of built-in modelines -- all of the standard VESA modes, plus a few other common ones (including 1400x1050@60Hz and 1400x1050@75Hz). You only need to add modelines to the config files if you want to use modes that aren't built-in. For most applications the built-in set is sufficient. David _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list Xpert@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert