Re: Dell D630 and Screen resolution

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:24:09 +0200 (CEST)
Luc DESFOSSES <desfosses.luc%wanadoo.fr@localhost> wrote:

> Hie, 
> 
> I've just installed NetBSD 4.0.1 on my dell D630. Everything works
> fine, except my screen resolution. I can't start X with the Intel
> driver so I try the vesa driver . I put this my xorg.conf in the
> device section : 
> 
>         Identifier  "Card0"
>         Driver      "vesa"
>         VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
> 
> 
> and in the screen section : 
> 
> 
>         DefaultDepth      24
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Viewport   1440 900
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes     "1440x900"
>         EndSubSection
> 
> 
> But when I start X, i'm in 1024x768.
> 
Are you using XFree86 or xorg?  I suggest trying the latter.  (I had
to, 3.5 years ago, to get 1600x1200 on my Dell desktop.)


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb