Arggg video settings ....

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 12/19/07, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2007 1:10 PM, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 12/19/07, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Dec 19, 2007 7:24 AM, Ben Duncan <linux4ms at aim.com> wrote:
> > > > Ok, am using that BRAND spanking new Distro PCLINUOS 2007 and have just done
> > > > a complete upgrade. Now the VIDEO wants to go into a 1152x768 mode
> > > > EVEN THOUGH the resolution in the xorg.conf file says 1024x768 -
> > > > and that is the highest resolution in it.When I do my startx I get
> > > > 3 screens ghosted, and I cannot save the 1024 settings.
> > > >
> > > > This has a Intel 945G graphics chip on the MB, any ideas on where it is
> > > > getting the 1152x768 settings from (xorg log in /var/log shows that
> > > > what it is setting itself to).
> > > >
> > >
> > > Well, you have a lot of googling ahead. From what I've noted in lots
> > > of forums, the later Intel cards are of the Wait and Pray category -
> > > pray that someone will catch up the driver to the card.
> >
> > huh?  i945 is fairly old, and has been supported in X for quite a long
> > time.  Whatever are you referring to?
> >
>
> Can't be more specific. Since I had no Intel based video until
> recently, I didn't memorize the specifics, but I read a lot of reports
> like "my Intel <fill-in-the-number> won't work'  and the answer was
> "wait a while". This over a period of several months.
>
> Now I have a laptop with Intel video, and the latest thing is the card
> craps out when you log off or when you stop mplayer. Can't quote the
> specific video card, because I don't have the unit at hand. Will
> report back later. This is on a fairly recent kernel
> (2.6.23.10-rc1-slh-smp-2) and xorg (7.3+7), so the blame could be with
> either.

What does "the card craps out" mean exactly?


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