Re: How ot configure i810 driver for 1280x768 LCD.

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Le ven 02/04/2004 à 19:16, Meghazi Fabien a écrit :
> On Friday 02 April 2004 18:55, Kenneth Lerman wrote:
> > I'm still looking for an answer to this.
> >
> > Does anyone have any thoughts?
> 
> I'm going to try to explain what I understood about this problem :
> (people on the list, if say something wrong, please correct me)
> 
> We are a lot to have this problem, I bought a Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook E-4010, 
> my lcd screen is optimised for 1400x1050 but I can only use 1280x1024.
> If I understood the problem, Intel does not provides technical information to 
> Xfree86 devel team. The Intel i855 bios has a list of vesa resolution but 
> 1280x768 and 1400x1050 are not in this list. With the i810, the resolution 
> change is done using bios procedures. The problem is that Sony and other 
> laptop manufacturers have mounted exotic resolution screen with a gfx card 
> that does not handle the optimal screen resolution. So they ask Intel to 
> provide special driver that can switch to these resolution. But this code is 
> closed source and proprietary software, and Intel won't help Xfree86 
> developpers. You can have a look at this forum for more information :
> 
> http://www.leog.net/fujp_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2663
> 
> It's not about your laptop, but your problem is the same.
> 
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Yes it's this but, some people says that intel as already update the
bios, now it's at sony and fujitsu to update there bios, is somebody can
confirm this ?

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Romain GAILLEGUE <romain@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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