Bug 22820

2.2.1 driver is rather old.

I can tell you that the version of package "xorg-x11-driver-video" is "7.4-44.2". I previously filed bug #19242 about a seperate Intel graphics issue on the same system.

According to http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19242#c5 the version is "Novell intel-Q3 release"

I'm not sure I understand the bug report...the xrandr looks normal. Do you connect both TV and VGA to the machine at the same time?

This is two bugs, covering a similar problem of resolutions made available automatically.

In each case only the LVDS and appropriate output ( ie TV or VGA ) were connected when testing with the output was done ( ie. when testing TV only LVDS and TV were connected ).

Hi Ben
2.2.1 is too old for use, could you please update your driver from http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/

For Bug 1:
TV Out On Intel Video Claims Support Of Up To 1024x768 Where Standard Defines
Maximum As Either 720x480 Or 720x576
we can see    "1024x768       30.0" from xrandr output, it don't work for you ?
For Bug 2:
VGA Out Only Has 640x480 As A Selectable Resolution When Monitor Actually
Supports Many More Resolutions
I think the problem will be fixed after you updated the latest driver.

Thanks
Ma Ling

For Bug 1: It doesn't work at all, even if I change the resolution to one supported by the standard. I use PAL TV's and it doesn't actually work... even when I set refresh rate to 25hz and mode to PAL.

Is their a SUSE repository I can get a newish driver from? with something like this I really don't want to have to reinstall if it goes bad.

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> Is their a SUSE repository I can get a newish driver from? with something like
> this I really don't want to have to reinstall if it goes bad.
> 

maybe you can grab a Ubuntu Karmic livecd or something to have a try...

ping...

Apologies, it seems I didn't get a notification for the previous message. I'll download one of the openSUSE Milestone releases and give that a try.

Ben, I don't think SuSE has new enough update from upstream driver. would you pls either have a try of upstream driver (2.8.0 and latest stable kernel) or try Ubuntu 9.10 alpha 3 which has integrated the latest upstream release after we announce it? thanks.

I am in the progress of downloading a Karmic Alpha currently, and will test it when time permits

ping~ Ben

I forgot to post what I found. Sorry.

My system is unfortunately currently unable to boot a Karmic Alpha LiveCD, it just canes the HD and CD drive when I click "Try Kubuntu without changing my computer". Same for the verify CD option also.... doesn't display and progress bar of what it possibly is trying to do either.

Unless there is a different distro's LiveCD which has recent drivers I can try, it will need to wait until *buntu decide that having LiveCD's boot is a good idea.

>VGA Out Only Has 640x480 As A Selectable Resolution When Monitor Actually
>Supports Many More Resolutions

>http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=40005#c6, Confirms VGA Output Issue

looks like they've confirmed in that bug the VGA output issue is a krandr bug.


>TV Out On Intel Video Claims Support Of Up To 1024x768 Where Standard Defines
>Maximum As Either 720x480 Or 720x576

actually TV output do support scaling to downscale a 1024x768 screen to a NTSC/PAL TV signal that only output 480 lines or 576 lines. In such situation, Characters looks smaller and "unclear". However, indeed this is a "feature" that required by some other people, so we have to provide the 1024x768 modeline option even though the TV is outputing 720x480 or 720x576 signal. this part of the bug report is not a bug...

update bug status according to explanation in last comment...