Using "Supported additional Video Mode" with i810 driver?

[Pete Toscano]

Alex Deucher wrote:

> It works on windows because the windows drivers know how to program
> the hardware directly.  we are stuck with the bios in xorg.  The
> reason is two fold if I remember correctly. First, Intel has not
> released the necessary programming info and secondly, I've heard that
> the i8xx/i9xx chips use a variety of different components from
> different vendors to actually display the mode, so without knowing
> exactly what vendors use what components in what configurations, the
> only alternative is to use the bios since it knows how to program all
> those parts.  If the bios doesn't support the mode, you are out of
> luck at the moment, although some people have managed to get around it
> by replacing bios modes with others.  I think someone already
> meantioned the tool.  it's called 855_resfix or somethign like that.

Well, that's disappointing.  Were you talking about 855resolution?  Will 
that work with other chipsets (915g) or is it limited to only the 855?

Thanks,
pete