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Date:      Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:37:03 -0400
From:      John Nielsen <john@jnielsen.net>
To:        Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: got a new monitor, trying to reconfig xorg
Message-ID:  <20060827173703.ce76cesfks8888g8@newwebmail.jnielsen.net>
In-Reply-To: <200608271454.37351.freebsd@dfwlp.com>
References:  <200608271454.37351.freebsd@dfwlp.com>

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Quoting Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com>:
> i just brought home new samsung 22" widescreen LCD.  so far, i cannot 
> get xorg
> to take anything other than standard CRT type resolutions, such as 1280x1024.
<snip>
> the first part, seems to be the normal video modes that i would expect to see
> from an i810 graphics card, but then right below that, i see video modes that
> would be preferred on my new monitor (1680x1050) in a section
> called "Supported Future Video Modes".  does this mean there is a chance i
> might see proper resolutions for my new monitor, without upgrading to some
> other video card?
>
> my computer has a 915G:
>
> (II) I810(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 915G
> (--) I810(0): Chipset: "915G"

Last I was aware, the i810 was totally dependent on the adapter's video 
BIOS for determining and setting modes. The sysutils/915resolution port 
might be able to help you, but when I was experimenting with it I 
didn't try any widescreen modes.

I do think (again, no references) that work on the i810 driver is 
ongoing, but I don't know any details or ETA's for anything.

JN




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