Comment 44 for bug 805700

Posted in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/805700,

Hi,
Having similar problem on a thin client with Intel 945GSE and Atom N270 CPU. We can only get up to 1280x1024 resolution although it supports up to 1920x1200.
X defaults to vesa and not intel driver.

Tried pci=noacpi and other workarounds mentioned here but no luck. Confirmed it is the same problem on Ubuntu/Kubuntu, both 11.10 & 12.04

When trying to run X :0 -configure we get configuration failed (see below),

X :0 -configure

X.Org X Server 1.11.3
Release Date: 2011-12-16
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux c1ph-ws00 3.2.0-18-generic-pae #28-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 2 22:11:12 UTC 2012 i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic-pae root=UUID=3ea42ac9-2ae9-4b55-bbdc-c44968d66907 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Build Date: 22 February 2012 03:13:47AM
xorg-server 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu4 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
Current version of pixman: 0.24.4
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Mar 6 17:13:06 2012
List of video drivers:
        r128
        mach64
        radeon
        ati
        cirrus
        vmware
        geode
        ztv
        intel
        mga
        neomagic
        nouveau
        openchrome
        qxl
        s3
        savage
        siliconmotion
        sis
        sisusb
        tdfx
        trident
        fbdev
        vesa
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
WARNING: Error inserting i2c_algo_bit (/lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.ko): No such device
WARNING: Error inserting drm (/lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm.ko): No such device
WARNING: Error inserting drm_kms_helper (/lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_kms_helper.ko): No such device
FATAL: Error inserting i915 (/lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko): No such device
Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
  Configuration failed.
 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file.

The problem may be related to i915 failin to load? when trying to do manual 'modprobe i915' I get:

WARNING: Error inserting i2c_algo_bit (/lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.ko): No such device
WARNING: Error inserting drm (/lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm.ko): No such device
WARNING: Error inserting drm_kms_helper (/lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_kms_helper.ko): No such device
FATAL: Error inserting i915 (/lib/modules/3.2.0-18-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko): No such device

Output of lspci,dmesg,lshw attached