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Hello: <br>
I would like some advice from anyone willing to help me. I am
currently testing a laptop and having trouble with the video
resolution. The specs: <br>
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AMD Athlon 64 Portable Workstation/Laptop<br>
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 3200+, and 3400+ Processor<br>
17.0" TFT WSXGA+ LCD with up to 1680x1050 Resolution<br>
Red Hat Linux Operating System<br>
Internal ATA/100 Disk Drives and DVD-RW or CD-RW/DVD-ROM<br>
8x AGP ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 3D Accelerator with 128MB DDR SGRAM Video Memory<br>
Single Gigabit Ethernet Port and Up to Two USB 2.0 Ports<br>
8.8 lb<br>
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When I load the OS (RHEL 4 ES update 2, AMD64 version), all goes well
with the install. Then I load the (simulation) game that I am
testing, and the only thing that I can get for resolution is like 800 x
600 by default. During the install it chooses 'generic lcd
monitor' since as a laptop I don't have the ability to tell it that it
is a certain brand (the laptop is a custom high end machine so it's not
a name brand display). The resolution has to be as high as the
chipset will support, considering this is high end software it needs to
be able to support. <br>
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The basic problem is that there is a software 'box' that comes up,
which is bigger than the screen (and without scroll bars). So by
having a resolution that is too low (and therefore displayed too big)
- it doesn't allow me to use the software features (fill in
boxes, submit buttons, whatever) - anything that is below the bottom
edge of the screen is inaccessible. The software box cannot be
moved or resized. <br>
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What I am really looking for is a pre-made rpm that will go along with
the abovementioned chipset. Does anyone know of an rpm that might
match this machine? Any other fixes? <br>
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I have run redhat-config-display and chosen several choices. When
I choose some of the higher resolutions it does some funky stuff like
flashing and stuff but I can still see enough to get logged back
in. So I go back in and I have now tested it at acceptable
resolutions that are higher, like 1680x1050. I have yet to figure
out (for sure) whether there is a problem with the resolution by itself
or whether it needs a driver. It needs to support 1280 x 1024
either true color or millions of colors at a minimum. <br>
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Thanks in advance, <br>
Marc <br>
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