Using "Supported additional Video Mode" with i810 driver?

[Alex Deucher]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:39:47 -0500, Pete Toscano
<pete-xorg at verisignlabs.com> wrote:
> Alex Deucher wrote:
> 
> > It works on windows because the windows drivers know how to program
> > the hardware directly.  we are stuck with the bios in xorg.  The
> > reason is two fold if I remember correctly. First, Intel has not
> > released the necessary programming info and secondly, I've heard that
> > the i8xx/i9xx chips use a variety of different components from
> > different vendors to actually display the mode, so without knowing
> > exactly what vendors use what components in what configurations, the
> > only alternative is to use the bios since it knows how to program all
> > those parts.  If the bios doesn't support the mode, you are out of
> > luck at the moment, although some people have managed to get around it
> > by replacing bios modes with others.  I think someone already
> > meantioned the tool.  it's called 855_resfix or somethign like that.
> 
> Well, that's disappointing.  Were you talking about 855resolution?  Will
> that work with other chipsets (915g) or is it limited to only the 855?
> 

I think it will work with other chips, but it may need some tweaking. 
I'm not really that familiar with it.

Alex

> Thanks,
> pete
>