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Old 05-05-2008, 08:39 AM   #1
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[SOLVED] Updated PCLOS 2007 - lost 1440X900 resolution


Intel 945G on ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard
Samsung SyncMaster 920NW monitor

Originally installed with PCLOS 2007 around Sep 2007. Fumbled with the video settings to get this monitor to work in its native resolution.

Today I updated the system, it removed the 915resolution utility , and I lost 1440X900 settings

Using PCC / Hardware screen resolution still is reported as 1440X900 and Control Center / Peripherals / Display still shows the screen size as 1440X900

However, I now have a 2 inch black stripe on the left side of the screen and about 1/4 inch black strip on the right side of the screen. The 1440X900 is rendered onto the space between them (i.e. conventional aspect ratio) and the pixel are dithered to fit in.

Very uncool.

I tried to add the modeline to the monitor section, but it makes no difference.

I also tried this
Option "ForceBIOS" "1920x1440=1440x900"
but it does not help either.

Please help me get my screen back!

Here's the relevant info from xorg.conf

Quote:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Samsung"
ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster 920NW"
HorizSync 30-81
VertRefresh 56-75

Modeline "1440×900" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 +hsync +vsync

EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "Intel Corp."
BoardName "Intel 945"
Driver "intel"
Option "DPMS"
Option "ForceBIOS" "1920x1440=1440x900"
Option "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps" "1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 16

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1440x900"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Last edited by wastingtime; 05-06-2008 at 09:36 PM. Reason: [SOLVED]
 
Old 05-06-2008, 09:35 PM   #2
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I found these packages:

x11-driver-video-i810-1.6.5-2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm and
915resolution-0.5.3-10mdv2007.1.i586.rpm

installed the driver using
rpm --force --ivh x11-driver-video-i810-1.6.5-2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
but could not force install 915resolution, so instead i used the executable from 915resolution-0.5.3.tar.gz and placed in /usr/sbin

edited xorg.conf and changed Driver "intel" to Driver "i810"

in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ renamed
mv intel_drv.la zz_intel_drv.la
mv intel_drv.so zz_intel_drv.so

created a bash script in /etc/init.d to run
915resolution 3a 1440 900

It now works
 
  


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