Intel 955 chipset with a plasma TV

[Alex Deucher]

On 12/10/05, Zoltán Kovács <kovzol at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Developers,
>
>  I successfully found that my previous problem was due to the incorrect
> /etc/resolv.conf settings. Since I changed it, I have no such behaviour.
> Thank you for your help in that issue.
>
>  Now I have a second, completely different problem. I'd like to buy a Dell
> Optiflex 620 machine with built-in Intel GMA 950 chipset on its motherboard.
> The http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/gma950/ web page
> tells that it has source support for XFree86 under Linux. Unfortunately I
> cannot test this machine before I buy one, because in Hungary there is no
> such machine in the stores so I have to order it from abroad.
>
>  I have to use this machine with a plasma TV monitor in the resolution
> 848x480 and/or 852x480 under Linux. What do you recommend: shall I order
> this machine blindly or not, so is it possible that I will not able to use
> my plasma TV display for this Dell machine?
>

The xorg intel driver uses the bios to set modes.  if the bios does
not have a mode for you monitor you are largely out of luck (there are
some hack, but they don't always work).  Since the modes you are
looking to use are somewhat non-standard, I suspect you will have
problems.

Alex

>  Thank you for your help in advance.
>
>  Regards, Zoltan
>
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> Kovács Zoltán, http://particio.com/~kovzol