[Sheflug] Framebuffer problem

["Wonkey Donkey" <wonkey_donkey [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I'm a little stuck right now with a framebuffer problem, and try as I might, 
I can't get it to work.

The hardware is:

XPS Gen2 Laptop (M170)
Geforce 7800 GTX Mobile
Intel 915 chipset
2.6.14 kernel
Linux version : Gentoo 2005.1

I've compiled the kernel with vesafb-tng, but setting the resolution to 
anything over 1024x768 results in a garbled screen, which kinda leads me to 
think that the video device and chipset aren't being detected properly. The 
screen is capable of 1920x1200, the same as my previous laptop, and that 
worked fine putting 1920x1200 [at] 60 in the vesafb-tng screen size.

There is no agp selected in the kernel as this is a pci-e card. Nor is there 
any DRI module selected.

Even adding a video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1920x1200-16 [at] 75 in grub.conf doesn't 
do anything.

There is no direct entry for the 915 chipset in the kernel config from what 
I can see.

Has anybody had any experience of this chipset and the framebuffer ?

Thanks in advance.

Steve 
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