[Openchrome-users] Trying to use 1280x800: no mode of this name

[gpeters@deepsky.com]

On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 11:22:55AM +0100, Roger Dover wrote:
> 
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:16:44 -0500
> Von: gpeters at deepsky.com
> An: Roger Dover <rdover at gmx.net>
> Betreff: Re: [Openchrome-users] Trying to use 1280x800: no mode of this name
> 
> > 
> > On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 07:56:26AM +0100, Roger Dover wrote:
> > > I have a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro V2055 laptop, with a Via Unichome
> > > VN800 chipset and a widescreen 1280x800 display.
> > > 
> > > I have compiled the openchrome driver, and it successfully detects my
> > > chipset and works fine on 1280x768 resolution.
> > > 
> > > I have put a modeline in xorg.conf for 1280x800, but the mode seems to
> > be rejected for some reason.
> > > 
> > 
> > Do you have VBEModes on?  The video card section of your config wasn't
> > in your cut-and-paste.
> > 
> > - Gavin
> 
> 
> I tried with VBEModes off and on but I don't see
> any difference.
> 
> 

Now that's weird; I would have thought you'd at least get a discussion of
why the mode was rejected.  You're running with the command line option
-logverbose 6?  Like, say, this:

startx -- -logverbose 6

 ??

- Gavin