FC5 laptop install; incorrect graphics driver
Mikkel L. Ellertson
mikkel at infinity-ltd.com
Mon May 1 22:25:11 UTC 2006
Colin Brace wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just did a fresh install of FC5 on my laptop, which has a Intel
> 915GM graphics chipset. For some reason, anaconda didn't correctly
> detect this and chose what appears to be an incorrect graphics driver;
> it displays at only 800x600 (should be 1200x800) and doesn't repaint
> the screen properly; also, there is no visible mouse pointer. Here is
> the relevant section of xorg.conf:
>
> [...]
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Monitor0"
> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
> ModelName "Unknown monitor"
> ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> HorizSync 31.5 - 37.9
> VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
> Option "dpms"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Videocard0"
> Driver "i810"
> VendorName "Videocard vendor"
> BoardName "Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics
> Device"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "Videocard0"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> DefaultDepth 16
> SubSection "Display"
> Viewport 0 0
> Depth 16
> Modes "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> [...]
>
> Can someone tell me how to fix this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Colin Brace
> Amsterdam
>
I suspect the problem is the "Unknown monitor". Try picking an LCD
flat screen that matched the laptop display. I picked one that does
1280x800 for my laptop. Also, the i810 driver covers a bunch of
different chip sets.
Mikkel
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