[CentOS] Video driver for IBM Netvista w/Intel 845 chipset

Craig White craigwhite at azapple.com
Sun Mar 12 18:54:33 UTC 2006


On Sun, 2006-03-12 at 13:45 -0500, Thomas E Dukes wrote:
>  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Thomas E Dukes
> > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:45 PM
> > To: 'CentOS mailing list'
> > Subject: RE: [CentOS] Video driver for IBM Netvista w/Intel 
> > 845 chipset
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: centos-bounces at centos.org
> > > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Craig White
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:27 PM
> > > To: CentOS mailing list
> > > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Video driver for IBM Netvista w/Intel
> > > 845 chipset
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 2006-03-12 at 12:21 -0500, Thomas E Dukes wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > 
> > > > I am having problems with video in X.  I get an over
> > > frequency issue
> > > > using the stock CentOS 4.2 driver.  I have searched IBM and
> > > Intel for
> > > > the driver but no luck.  Occassionally I see something
> > > about need to
> > > > load a kernel module for agpgart.  How do I do this?  
> > Anyone have a 
> > > > similar setup or know where I can find the driver?
> > > ----
> > > Intel 845 chipset?
> > > 
> > > can't you just boot (or switch to) to runlevel 3 and simply run 
> > > 'system-config-display --reconfig' and get a suitable xorg.conf 
> > > resolution?
> > > 
> > I'll give that a try.  I did do system-config-display but 
> > without the --reconfig.
> > 
> 
> Same result.  :-(
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there's a lot of options in the configuration panels...you might find
one more suitable if you keep poking around. It helps if the system
'knows' your monitor.

Craig




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