> Hi all,
>
> I struggled for a while to convince the S3 driver to use my laptop full
> screen WXGA (1280x800) resolution, not even being able to go beyond the
> VESA standard resolutions (all 4:3).
>
> Then I found that is possible to provice a combination of parameters for
> the modeline entry in xorg.conf that will actually do the trick.
>
> I used this very useful XFree86 calculator to find the parameters. I had
> to set a very low refresh rate (50hz) for the monitor to not exceed the
> maximum dot-clock allowed, but on a simulated VirtualPC device is not
> really an issue.
>
> http://www.zaph.com/Modeline/
>
> My modeline (for 1280x800 on Suse 9.2) is:
> Modeline "1280x800" 60.50 1280 1296 1360 1472 800 802 804 822
>
> The following is my taken from my /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry"
> HorizSync 30-95
> Identifier "Monitor[0]"
> ModelName "VirtualPC"
> Option "DPMS"
> VendorName "MS"
> VertRefresh 50-75
> UseModes "Modes[0]"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Modes"
> Identifier "Modes[0]"
> Modeline "800x600" 40.19 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 623
> Modeline "800x600" 47.53 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 626
> Modeline "1024x768" 79.52 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 801
> Modeline "768x576" 37.37 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 598
> Modeline "768x576" 43.52 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 601
> Modeline "640x480" 25.10 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 498
> Modeline "640x480" 29.84 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 501
> Modeline "1280x800" 60.50 1280 1296 1360 1472 800 802 804 822
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> DefaultDepth 16
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576"
> "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> Device "Device[0]"
> Identifier "Screen[0]"
> Monitor "Monitor[0]"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> BoardName "86c764/765"
> BusID "0:8:0"
> Driver "s3"
> Identifier "Device[0]"
> Screen 0
> VendorName "S3"
> EndSection
>
>
> Your mileage may vary, but is worth a try.
>
> //Alessandro
>