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#1 2008-10-13 18:11:00

tasslehoff
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Registered: 2004-02-26
Posts: 7

macbook resolution

I am attempting to get my macbook working under arch, the main issue I am trying to resolve now is the resolution. 

I have tried using the 915resolution utility as outlined in the wiki, but I get this error message:

Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.3

Intel chipset detected.  However, 915resolution was unable to determine the chipset type.
Chipset Id: 2a008086
Please report this problem to stomljen@yahoo.com

The driver that currently works for video is vesa, I tried the intel driver and I get the correct resolution but no text is visible on any of the windows.

here is the relevant section of my xorg.conf file:

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "ShadowFB"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultRefresh"         # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ModeSetClearScreen"     # [<bool>]
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "vesa"
    VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
    BoardName   "Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller"
    BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

here is lspci  output:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Marvell Yukon 88E8058 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 13)
04:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW323 (rev 61)

This is a newwer generation macbook, I think it is a newer version then is used in the wiki.

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#2 2008-10-13 18:17:08

burnside
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From: Asheville, NC
Registered: 2008-09-27
Posts: 45

Re: macbook resolution

915 resolution is depreciated in recent versions of Xorg. It should be able to find the resolution on it's own. Have you tried the Xorg configuration technique from the beginner's guide?

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#3 2008-10-13 19:16:41

tasslehoff
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Registered: 2004-02-26
Posts: 7

Re: macbook resolution

Thanks for the quick responce, I didnt expect one so quick smile

I didnt follow the beginners guide but reading through I did do what was listed.  The native resolution of the laptops screen is 1280x800, if I put that first in the list of resolutions the second resolution is used.

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#4 2008-10-14 19:20:47

ruinevil
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Registered: 2008-01-15
Posts: 11

Re: macbook resolution

Hmmm... I have that card..  The xf86-intel-video driver works for it with fonts. I can post my xorg.conf.

But yea, the 915resolution driver is no longer needed with the intel driver. It may be needed with the 810 driver.

The upstream source of 915resolution is essentially frozen and has not been updated in a year. To use a 965 card with it, you need to apply this patch.

http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=126062

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#5 2008-11-08 19:30:28

thegnu
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From: Brooklyn, NY
Registered: 2004-05-04
Posts: 280
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Re: macbook resolution

@ruinevil: thanks for the answer to my problem!

I've got a Macbook 2.1, and the Macbook entry in the wiki still says to use 915resolution.  I'm going to edit the wiki if I can get my email confirmed.

for clarity, my solution:
pacman -R 915resolution xf86-video-810
pacman -S xf86-video-intel
edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and change video card driver from '810' to 'intel'

[edit: fixed the package names roll]

Last edited by thegnu (2008-11-08 19:33:11)


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