[LUAU] local help with X11

[Jim Thompson]

On Feb 23, 2007, at 8:59 AM, Peter Besenbruch wrote:

>>> Jim Thompson wrote:
>>>> I've got a well-used (but new to me) Dell Optiplex SX280 here.
>>>> I've loaded Kubuntu 6.10 on it,  and run apt-get ... to upgrade  
>>>> the packages to 'as good as it gets'.
>>>> I can't get X11 to run any bigger than 1600x1200, though I have  
>>>> a Dell 2405FPW attached via DVI.
>>>> If anyone wants to look, the requisite files are here:
>>>> http://www.netgate.com/~jim/xorg.conf
>>>> http://www.netgate.com/~jim/Xorg.0.log
>
>> On Feb 23, 2007, at 7:24 AM, Peter Besenbruch wrote:
>
>>> Do you have the 915resolution package installed? I also read that  
>>> others have had problems going from Dapper to Edgy using the i810  
>>> driver.
>
> Jim Thompson wrote:
>
>> I looked for one (with apt-cache search) but it didn't show up.
>
> I'm not too familiar with Ubuntu. It's a Debian package that makes  
> using the i810 Xorg driver easier with numerous Intel chip sets (I  
> never have to mess with modelines).
>
>>> It may be a problem with the updated Xorg driver, or Ubuntu's  
>>> implementation. Some comments suggest using Intel's driver:
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ywgmlc [intel.com]
>> Oh boy.. perhaps I'll have to go that way.
>
> Good luck. I'm sure you have all the time in the world, but it  
> might be interesting to run Dapper, or the latest Debian on that  
> box. If Dapper works and Debian doesn't, it's an Xorg issue. If  
> Debian works, it's an Ubuntu configuration issue with Edgy.
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The clue was here:
The clue was here:  http://groups.google.com/group/915resolution/ 
browse_thread/thread/9d8375aa15180cb9/2af4183aeb52533f? 
lnk=gst&q=modesetting&rnum=4#2af4183aeb52533f

Thanks to Peter for his assistance.

Jim