Intel graphics driver -- thanks!

Nick Lidakis nlidakis at verizon.net
Thu Feb 8 08:51:05 PST 2007


Alex Deucher wrote:
> On 2/8/07, Nick Lidakis <nlidakis at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Ed Schofield wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I'd like to extend a "thank you" to the developers of the Intel
>> > driver, particularly the modesetting branch.
>> >
>> > I recently bought a new G965 motherboard for its open-source drivers.
>> > I was initially disappointed at the lack of support for my screen's
>> > native 1680 x 1050 resolution, but this now works using a recent git
>> > version of the modesetting branch. Thanks for the great work!
>> >
>> > -- Ed
>> > 
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>> Does that board have DVI? I still can't find a decent Intel board that
>> had built in DVI, most are Pico BTX?!? or some other oddity.
>
> You can get DVI ADD2 cards.
>
> Alex
>
So I'm assuming they work well for standard resolutions like 1600x1200? 
Any caveats when buying a mother board and DVI ADD2 card? Are the ADD2 
cards strictly third party? I have searched Intel's sight high and low 
and haven't found any intel based ones.

I am a lurker too.





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