How to install/enable xf86-video-modesetting-0.4.0?

[Alan Cox]

On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 17:41:24 +0100
Moon Dust Junky <moondustjunky at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have an Intel Atom N2600 netbook with GMA 3600 graphics.
> 
> I read that I need the modesetting driver to get proper resolution of 1024x600.
> 
> (see article https://gist.github.com/2925633)
> 
> I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon 13.
> 
> I have compiled the source files using:
> 
> #aclocal
> #autoconf
> #libtoolize
> #automake --add-missing
> #./configure
> #make
> #make install
> 
> - but I don't know how to now enable the driver.
> 
> also, I didn't use the intall.sh script as I wasn't sure what argument
> to give it.
> 
> Do I need to create and edit an xorg.conf file (don't seem to have one
> currently)?

Something like this 

Section "Device"
	Identifier "GMA600"
	Driver "modesetting"
EndSection