Re: savagefb not working on thinkpad T23 in 1400x1050

["Alex Deucher" <alexdeucher@gmail.com>]

On 12/10/06, thunder7@xs4all.nl <thunder7@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> From: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>
> Date: Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 08:30:13PM +0000
> >
> > > I got myself a shiny new IBM ThinkPad T23. I've used one for years, and
> > > it worked fine with savagefb and XFree/X.org. The old one had a 1024x768
> > > LCD screen, the new one has a 1400x1050 LCD screen.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, savagefb doesn't work correctly on the new laptop.
> > >
> > > X.org works just fine in 1400x1050.
> >
> > Can you enable debug in fbmon and post your dmesg. Also what default mode
> > is it trying to go to?
> >
> >
> I've enabled debug in fbmon and gotten this dmesg (after 'modprobe
> savagefb'). I don't see any debug messages. I also don't see any i2c
> messages, and there's no *i2c* files under /sys.
>
> I notice I didn't say clearly in my first post that 800x600 works,
> 1024x768 works, 1280x1024 flickers very badly, and 1400x1050 is
> unreadable. Also, X.org tells me it's using a 60 Hz frequency, not 50 Hz
> as someone else supposed. A part of Xorg.log is also below.
>

Well, the bios claims it's 60Hz, but IIRC, if you look at the dclk
registers it runs the panel at something lower..

Alex

> Thanks for your interest,
> Jurriaan
>

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