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cyent · 03-15-2004, 11:13 PM

Requires XFree86 Version 4.3 or above.

adz · 03-29-2004, 01:21 AM

Doesn't actually need XFree 4.3. You can get a dri package from [url]intel.com[/b] or dri.sourceforge.net which will make it work for 4.2 (though only with a 2.4 kernel). Don't make the mistake of applying the 4.2 dri package to 4.3, though. It will break XFree.

Also seems to work better with the 2.4 kernels than with the 2.6 series.

rjst · 04-09-2005, 08:12 PM

This is the card that was integrated into my motherboard. The mobo is a Gigabyte GA-8IG1000MK or something like that.

Here is how I got this working with Debian testing (downloaded on 10th April 2005:

1. When X setup asked me about what graphicscard driver I wanted to use, i selected "i810"

Then, it successfully probed my monitor

2. Complete the rest of setup

At this point, X will start and work, but won't let you set the resolution higher than 800 x 600

3. reboot and enter your mobo's setup utility. Set the memory buffer to 8MB
4. Boot back into linux, run "apt-get 865patch" as root. This will install a patch that allows X to address all its video memory
5. Edit your XConfig-4 file with the resolutions and colour depth you want. Mine originally looked like this:

Code:

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device  "Generic Video Card"
 Monitor  "IBM L170 TFT"
 DefaultDepth 24
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  1
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  4
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  8
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  15
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  16
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  24
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Add the resolutions on the 'Modes' line. I want 1024x768 for all resolutions (although I really don't need 1, 2, or 4 bit) so here is what the afformentioned section of config file looks like now:

Be sure to make a backup of your config file before editing.

IMPORTANT: Don't copy the stuff below verbatim - this is just an example. Do the editing yourself, cause you might end up with different names for your video card and monitor.

Code:

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device  "Generic Video Card"
 Monitor  "IBM L170 TFT"
 DefaultDepth 16
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  1
  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  4
  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  8
  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  15
  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  16
  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  24
  Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

04-13-2005, 01:13 PM

I just installed Ubuntu Hoary next to Windows XP on a DELL machine using the Intel 82865G Graphics Controller and a NEC LCD1912 monitor. The only resolution I can use is 640x480@60Hz.

I run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-org several times, made no difference.

Here are some error messages from Xorg.0.log:
- "mode clock 100000MHz exceeds DDC maximum 140MHz"
- "Not using mode "1280x1024" (no mode for this name)"
both errors show up several times, for all resolution except 640x480

I checked the xorg.conf file and it seems OK. The only issue I could see is the fact that it has modes only up to 24bit depth and the video card is using 32 under Windows. But this does not seem to be the issue.

The problem could be with the monitor, not sure.

05-02-2005, 05:32 AM

mariuss: I have the same problem (modes rejected because they supposedly need a 100GHz dot clock). It is possible to work around this problem by adding "HorizSync" and "VertRefresh" lines to the active "Monitor" section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. For reasonable values, see the results of the DCC probe in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, search for "Using detected DCC timings".