[i945] intel 945 cannot use screensavers

[Epson]

I can't use opengl screensavers. I'm using Kubuntu 8.04.1

My video resolution problem has been fixed.
Unable to choose 1280x800 resolution with laptop that has an Intel 945 video chipset.
Kubuntu says I have an Intel 945 and am using the i810 video driver.
The only resolution that I can get is 1024x768.
I even modified my xorg.conf to this to see if I could get 1280x800 but that still doesn't change the resolution to 1280x800.

[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27a0] (rev 03)
     Subsystem: Dell Unknown device [1028:01c2]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Unknown device [1028:01c2]

[Epson (epson-deactivatedaccount)]

I have a Dell D620 laptop with an Intel 945 video chipset. I'm tried part of an xorg.conf from an online user to see if it will fix my incorrect resolution problem and unable to use screensaver problem.

I copied this info to my xorg.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Hmmm. I turned on the laptop this morning and I got a text login. After logging in it used the root account instead of my account. The video settings were correct when I turned on the laptop this morning. I'm not sure how that happened. The settings that I cut and pasted in the xorg.conf last night from above are gone. I did an exit and logout then logged in as me and set the video to 1280x800. I have no idea what happened overnite. I had to do a dpkg-reconfigure in order to get my gui login back and I told it to use the frame buffer. I'm not sure if that's necessary. Concidently, my original xorg.conf looked kinda similar. Well, I went ahead and took the frame buffer stuff out but I still can't view opengl screensavers. When this happened on my kubuntu desktop with a Nvidia card it was a driver problem. I have the correct screen resolution on my laptop now but I still can't view opengl screensavers on kubuntu 8.04.1.

Here is my partial new xorg.conf

open terminal
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

By the way, I've been Microsoft/windows free for about 8 months and I'm loving it!

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your
/var/log/Xorg.0.log file from after reproducing this issue.
If you've made any customizations to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf please
attach that as well.

[Epson (epson-deactivatedaccount)]

I'm attaching lscpi-vvnn.txt, Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf
Here is something to note: after I modified my xorg.conf to have the settings for 1280x800, after I rebooted the settings went back to the the 2nd settings that I have in the original thread but my screen resolution is correct.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

[This is an automatic notice.]

We'd like to forward your bug upstream, however upstream requires
that you first test it against their newer driver code.

To save you the effort of building the driver from source, we've built
packages for the driver and its new dependencies.

So you have a couple options:

 1. Download and test .debs for intrepid, from:
     https://edge.launchpad.net/~intel-gfx-testing/+archive

 -or-

 2. Download and test the Jaunty alpha-2 (or newer) Live CD,
     (which includes a beta of the new xserver 1.6 as well).
     See http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/9.04/ for ISOs

Thanks ahead of time! You can simply reply to this email to report your
findings.

P.S., if you wish to forward your bug upstream yourself, please follow
these directions to do so:
  http://intellinuxgraphics.org/how_to_report_bug.html

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.