Low resolution xserver desktop intel 810 shared

Adam555 · 05-23-2007, 07:03 AM

Hi,

My graphics are an integrated Intel 810 controller - I have assigned 8mb video ram in BIOS - xserver only loads the vesa driver with the highest res 1024x768

I have tried edit xorg.conf and adding a higher res 1280x1024 within a lower colour depth so the 8mb covers but just a blank screen

The xconf script also just returns a blank screen even though it says successful

Also I cannot 'break' out of this blank screen using CTRL/ALT/PLUS as the xconf script suggests

Thanks for any help on this, I think I need a 810 driver but I'm unable to find it or undertand how to install it?

Wim Sturkenboom · 05-23-2007, 07:42 AM

i810 driver is standard in most distros (if not all). Replace vesa in the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf by i810.

<ctrl><alt><+> cycles the resolutions as defined in above file. <ctrl><alt><Fx> (where x is 1..6) takes you to a console; login and you can change the xorg.conf file; after this, change back to <ctrl><alt><F7> to the GUI and hit <ctrl><alt><backspace> to restart the x-server.

PS what distro do you use?

Adam555 · 05-23-2007, 09:23 AM

Hi Wim,

I'll give that a go now

I use a version of Slax called BackTrack2 (security tools pre-loaded)

Adam555 · 05-23-2007, 09:44 AM

module failed load

I have downloaded a package called XFCom_i810-1.2.patch.tar.gz/

which contains

build-i810.sh
XFCom_i810-1.2.patch

but I don't know what do with them?

Wim Sturkenboom · 05-24-2007, 12:29 AM

Not sure, but probably run the first one in a terminal (you might need root privileges)

Code:

sh build-i810.sh

Adam555 · 05-24-2007, 06:45 AM

ok try that and looks like it is only a patch for the driver as it was asking for the location...so I aborted.

So I guess I haven't got an 810i driver *installed* - can anyone show me how to get this etc

I really want to get to grips with Linux but this res is holding me back!

Adam555 · 05-30-2007, 07:12 AM

ok - I used xorgconfig and managed to get the i810 driver specified - but now when xwindows starts it briefly switches to the increased resolution I added to xconf but then back to 1024x768 - is there something over-riding it somewhere?

Adam555 · 05-31-2007, 10:45 AM

any pointers anyone?

teckk · 05-31-2007, 06:04 PM

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but now when xwindows starts it briefly switches to the increased resolution I added to xconf but then back to 1024x768 - is there something over-riding it somewhere?

You didn't say what windows mgr you were using. Is X starting at one resolution and then kde launches and uses its' own resolution? If so set the res in your windows mgr too.

Adam555 · 06-01-2007, 11:28 AM

that fixed it! thanks

system - screen resize