Intel 945GM chip on Dell D620

[Peter Robinson]

> > I just got a new Dell D620 laptop with an Intel 945GM chip. The
> > resolution of the LCD is 1440x900. FC5 configured it to use VESA and do
> > 1280x800 stretched on the 1440x900 LCD. I am now trying to get it to
> > work with the Rawhide i810 driver but not much luck. It seems that X
> > runs OK, because the external monitor works (at 1440x900) and i can
> > switch with Fn-F8 between the LCD and the external monitor. When the
> > external monitor is selected the LCD backlight is turned off, when the
> > LCD is selected the LCD backlight is on but the screen stays black
> > (sometimes it shortly displays a bit of junk just after the switch).
> >
> > And tips or tricks for on how to get a 945GM working with the latest
> > Rawhide driver ?
>
> I downgraded to the driver from FC6T1 and that manages to start in the
> 1440x900 resolution and work. But as soon as i try to logout it hangs my
> machine hard.
>
> Would things like logfiles be helpful here , or should i take this the
> the Xorg list ? In the last case, what is the exact sourcecode version
> of the latest i810 driver in rawhide ?

Its a known issue, add some details to the bug in bugzilla. I'm using
the one in T1 too, there have been some updates to the modesetting
branch in the X git repo but I haven't had a chance to try and compile
it to see if it fixes it, I think there'll be another update to the
driver over the weekend.

Peter