Bug 441013 - vesa video driver does not support 1440x900 resolution
Summary: vesa video driver does not support 1440x900 resolution
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11-drv-vesa
Version: rawhide
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: X/OpenGL Maintenance List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-04-05 02:58 UTC by Jim Bradbury
Modified: 2008-04-05 23:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2008-04-05 03:12:19 UTC
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
Xorg.0.log shows that vesa driver does not support mode "1440x900" (36.04 KB, text/plain)
2008-04-05 02:58 UTC, Jim Bradbury
no flags Details

Description Jim Bradbury 2008-04-05 02:58:28 UTC
Description of problem:
vesa video driver does not support 1440x900 resolution

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xorg-x11-drv-vesa-1.3.0-13.20071113.fc9.x86_64

How reproducible: configure vesa driver for mode "1440x900"


Steps to Reproduce:
1.configure vesa driver for mode "1440x900"
2. start x server (startx)
3.
  
Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:

Comment 1 Jim Bradbury 2008-04-05 02:58:28 UTC
Created attachment 301359 [details]
Xorg.0.log shows that vesa driver does not support mode "1440x900"

Comment 2 Dave Airlie 2008-04-05 03:12:05 UTC
The vesa driver doesn't do arbitary modes it is at the mercy of your BIOS so
nothing we can do to make it support modes your BIOS doesn't support.

you should use the nv driver.

Comment 3 Jim Bradbury 2008-04-05 03:18:47 UTC
from log:
(II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1440x900" (no mode of this name)
(--) VESA(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
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1440x900 is common in new laptops (Apr 08)
Video defaults to 1024x768

Comment 4 Jim Bradbury 2008-04-05 03:19:12 UTC
I'd like to use the nv driver but it doesn't support the GeForce 7150M that is
in my new HP laptop, so I'm stuck with using the vesa driver.

I just opened a bug on the nv driver.

I'd sure like to use Fedora on this new laptop using it's native 
resolution of 1440x900


Comment 5 Jim Bradbury 2008-04-05 05:44:08 UTC
The BIOS DOES support 1440x900 -- Windows Vista runs great -- wish Fedora would too
at 1440x900.

Comment 6 Jim Bradbury 2008-04-05 06:28:38 UTC
Windows Vista Display Configuration on same machine (1440x800) link:
http://bradbury.org/vistaDisplaySetting.png


Comment 7 Jim Bradbury 2008-04-05 06:31:01 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
typo: That's 1440x900



Comment 8 Jim Bradbury 2008-04-05 17:12:58 UTC
Laptop Screen Resolutions:
http://www.screentekinc.com/resource-center/resolution.shtml

1440x900 is listed as WXGA+
This is not an "arbitrary mode" as indicated in Comment #2 above.



Comment 9 Dave Airlie 2008-04-05 23:11:46 UTC
clearly you aren't listening.

the BIOS doesn't support it.

You need a real device driver. Guess what? Windows Vista has a real device driver.

just in case you missed it the first time : the BIOS DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS MODE.

I've asked nvidia when nv will support that chipset, they haven't replied to me yet.


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