Robert Boehm wrote:

> Hi Folks!
>
> We got the new ASI notebook yesterday to install SLF 4.1 and ran into 
> video problems
> right away.  The graphical installer didn't work...which was fine.
>
> X-Server will not start due to issues with what appear to be video modes.
>
> I will follow up with much more information, including the appropriate 
> parts of the xorg.log
> but for now here is the situation, hoping that some others have a NEW 
> Centrino notebook
> with the i915GM Ghipsets.
>
> SUSE's graphical installer worked, but I couldn't get X running either 
> after trying all kinds
> of xorg.conf changes.  I also tried to build the i915 module but that 
> failed due to some
> symlink properties missing after I did a cloneconfig on the kernel 
> sources.  That was to
> "play" with things...
>
> Now, to get back to ground Zero, I'm installing SL Fermi 4.1 
> again...doing yum updates
> now and will look at the specific errors and ask for more help if I 
> can't figure this thing out.
> My understanding is that ths i810 module should be the one that loads...
>
> Here is the output, and on install it seemed to use the vesa generics:
>
> EE VESA(0) No Matching Modes
> EE Screens found but None have Usable Configuration
>
> No Screens found....
>
> OK...earlier I checked the modes...and the BIOS only reports ONE mode 
> at a time, unlike
> a whole lot of other displays that I have seen.  This is new to me. 
> Also, the system BIOS
> on these new Intel things allocates "initial" memory to the integrated 
> graphics of only 8MB.
> I cannot seem to change this as for some others have seemed to fix the 
> problem with BIOS
> changes...this is locked out on this BIOS.
>
> Second, trying VideoRam in the "Device" Section and setting specific 
> values had no effect.
>
> That's it for now, and I thank anybody for some insite or who has 
> solved this problem.

Hi,

I've configured SL3 on Dell Latitude D610 and D410 (i915 chipset) with 
the i915resolution tool (http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/)

I've followed the intructions from: 
http://home.comcast.net/~canez/d610/#video to get X11 display to work.

I hope that this will help you.


-- 
Pierre-Francois Honore