[Gllug] Dell X Setup

[Ryland, Peter]

On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 10:12 +0100, Steve Nelson wrote:
> Just a shot in the dark, really, but I've been given a workstation
> with a 19" Dell 1905FP TFT using an Intel 82865G Integrated Graphics
> Device.  I've tried everything I can think of, but cannot get a sane
> display - I either get 800x600, which is ludicrous, or I manage to get
> a greater resolution, but with 8bit colour.
> 
> Knoppix fails to produce any magic, and dpkg-reconfigure and X
> -configure seems to produce the same results.
> 
> Has anyone had any joy with this combination and can suggest a config
> that will give a sensible display?  On Windows I get it running at
> 1280 x 1024 in 32bit colour.

Posting your X log will help.

Pete


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