[Intel-gfx] Using quirks to fix incorrect Monitor physical size

Nasa nasa01 at comcast.net
Tue Sep 14 00:42:14 CEST 2010


----- "Felix Miata" <mrmazda at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Does Meego have /etc/sysconfig/videobios? I just discovered it on
> openSUSE
> 11.4. It contains:
> ## Path:        System/Hardware/Graphicscard
> ## Description: Additional options for graphics cards
> ## Type:        yesno
> ## Default:     no
> #
> # Should the Intel(R) video BIOS be patched to let the X Server run
> with
> # resolutions unknown to the BIOS? Warning, this is potentially
> dangerous,
> # read the documentation in /usr/share/doc/packages/915resolution.
> #
> VIDEOBIOS_PATCH="no"
> 
> ## Type:        string
> ## Default:
> #
> # The options passed to 915resolution, usually 3 numbers:
> # the video mode to patch, X and Y resolution.
> #
> VIDEOBIOS_PARAMETERS=""
> 
> Note /usr/share/doc/packages/915resolution on the i845G system where I
> found
> that file does not exist.

Checked the meego install and no that file doesn't exist -- good suggestion
though.

I also tried the VESA driver, which just ended up giving me a black screen.
In fact, I had to blindly type in the terminal (after ctrl-alt-f1) to remove
the xorg.conf file so I could get things back :{



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