video intel 82865G

[Jim Cornette]

Boris Becker wrote:
> I have just installed FC6 in a new computer, an Intel Celeron D 2.53 
> with 512MB ram and video intel 82865G (onboard) with a standard LCD screen.
> How do I set up X to use  a specific video configuration ?
> When it tries to start it hangs up completely. I can't even open other 
> sessions.
> If I start in runlevel 3, it works just fine in text mode.
> 
> Can anybody help me with this ?
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards
> Domingo Becker


I have a working X with the 83865G video but was trying to help someone 
with a broken X.

The excerpt that seemed to help him out was to manually select the 
monitor using system-config-display --reconfig

I hope this gives you some  idea as to where to start searching.

Jim

Excerpt:
 > Is it possible to find another monitor to try this out on?
Not easily, but...

> (In reply to comment #27)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=203185

> I tried running system-config-display and manually picking a monitor and
> resolution and it worked with the i810 driver!  I will attach a working
> xorg.conf.  I have a Sony Multiscan 20sf II monitor which wasn't listed as an
> option, so I chose the Multiscan 17sf.  Then I selected the i810 driver and
> exited X and it worked when X came back up.  I haven't tried rebooting entirely
> yet, but I think it's using the i810 driver successfully for the first time with
> fc6 on this computer.



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