How to get 1024x600 resolution from Intel GMA3600?

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How to get 1024x600 resolution from Intel GMA3600?

#1 Post by jtouso »

Hi,
Caroline 006rc...and Asus EeePc 1011cx with GMA3600 Intel graphic chipset (also Cedar-view named)
Help to use the 1024x600 monitor resolution
Only with terrible 800x600
Regards

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Karl Godt
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#2 Post by Karl Godt »

# 915resolution -l
Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.3

Chipset: G33
BIOS: TYPE 1

# lspci -nn | grep -i graph
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:29b2] (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:29b3] (rev 02)

* Example Output in the boot console of mine, though accordingly of
http://bkhome.org/sources/alphabetical/ ... b]20110617[/b].tar.gz

29b2 and 29b3 are not mentioned in there, but 29b0 and 29c0

:

macpup Linux
Linux 3.2.18 [i686 arch]


KG_MacPup529fr login: root (automatic login)
login[4485]: root login on 'tty1'
Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.3

Chipset: G33
BIOS: TYPE 1
Mode Table Offset: $C0000 + $269
Mode Table Entries: 27

Patch mode 38 to resolution 1920x1080 complete
Starting X, specs in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, startup apps /root/.xinitrc...

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#3 Post by jtouso »

Sorry,
I dont understand your answer!!
May you try to explain in a more easy form?
Thanks

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#4 Post by pemasu »

It needs several things. Recent xorgwizard, modesetting driver in alternate location and kernel where poulsbo stub driver has been disabled and intel gma grahics driver has been included. As you know, the name of that kernel driver vary depending of the kernel version.

In recent kernels it is /lib/modules/3.8.4-upup/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/gma500_gfx.ko

http://208.109.22.214/puppy/viewtopic.p ... ea3dbb2363

Putting it simply. Try some of the suggested Puppies in above thread. They have the support oob.

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#5 Post by Karl Godt »

Saluki 3.2 kernel does not have gma500_gfx ?


3.5.0-KRG-iCore2-smp-pae-srv1000gz has it
But it loads while X is running but apparently isn' t needed on my G33 .


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If gma500_gfx does not work : /usr/bin/915resulution is or was used in former Puppies to switch the resolution to widescreen . But the 915resolution does not read a data file like lsusb or lspci . Chip data is compiled into the binary . tempestous was very good at adjusting/patching the 915resolution.c with the data forn newer intel chips . That needs to have the lspci -nn output to add the correct
915resolution.c wrote: case 0x27ac8086:
type = CT_945GME;
break;
lines into it .

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#6 Post by Karl Godt »

With kernel 2.6.39, a new psb_gfx module appeared in the kernel source developed by Alan Cox to support Poulsbo hardware.

As of kernel 3.3.rc1 the driver has left staging and been renamed gma500_gfx and is thus the default, supported driver for Ubuntu 12.04 and higher.

Starting with kernel 3.3.4 , the gma500_gfx driver works without adding any boot options.

The gma500_gfx does not (yet) support 3d graphics and it is unclear if it will in the future.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport ... rdsPoulsbo

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