Can we enable 915 resolution on installation when necessary?

[alistair]

Binary package hint: 915resolution

To reproduce, install 6.06 on a Dell Latitude X1.

This little machine has Intel 915GM VGA. The LCD display resolution is 1280x768. A default installation of 6.06 (and 6.10 on live CD) gives an X server resolution of 1024x768. The simple solution is to install package 915resolution and ensure that it is started on boot. The default configuration file (with resolution AUTO) gives the correct result.

For an experienced user of GNU/Linux and Google, this is not a problem. For an inexperienced user, it may result in an underperforming computer, with poor display.

Can the installer detect the 915 chip during installation and add 915resolution to the installation cohort, to give a fully-functional machine by default?

Alistair

[Paul Sladen (sladen)]

In the meantime, the Intel driver has gained direct mode-setting code, so in future will use that to enable weird resolutions not referenced in the BIOS to work out of the box.

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

Seems that this is now sorted in Tribe 4 (on my MacBook)

Can we close this?

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Yes, -intel is now the preferred default driver for intel hardware. -i810 is legacy, so this can be closed as fixed.