Intel 915G Can't get 1680x1050 to work

[Moritz Lutz]

Have you allready tried to use 915resolution to set the resolution
i got a i945 chip to and the SyncMaster 205BW and had to set
the right resolution with 915resolution to get it working.

Greetings
eSpo

On 4/28/07, Andrew J. Barr <andrew.james.barr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/28/07, mrfarm at frontiernet.net <mrfarm at frontiernet.net> wrote:
> > I saw your post trying to help Mr. Rankin on the freedesktop.orgarchives.
> >
> > Did you ever get the problem solved?
> >
> > I have an emachines computer with Intel 915G card and a Samsung 225BW
> > monitor with 1680x1050 resolution. I have tried many different
> > distributions of Linux, even going so far as to try and get help from
> > Xandros. Even they can not figure it out.
> >
> > I have tried all the resolution fixes as you have with no luck. I have
> > just installed the latest Feisty Fawn version of Ubuntu and installed
> > the most recent versions of  xserver-xorg-video-intel and
> > xserver-xorg-core, but it still does not work correctly.
> >
> > Even though it shows that my resolution is 1680x1050x60, it really is
> > not. In the past it would be at 1024x768 or some other 1.33 ratio
> > instead of 16:9 or 16:10 ratio. Now it is able to run at 1400x1050
> > according to the actual signal being received by the monitor.
> >
> > Any help you can give would be most appreciated.
>
> Two pieces of information would help:
>
> 1) the version xserver-xorg-video-intel you have.
> 2) the contents of your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file when trying to start
> the X server at the resolution you want.
>
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Rick Williams
> > Misty Ridge Farm
> > Viroqua, WI
> >
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