Why does my Fedora 14 system with an Intel Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller come up with the wrong aspect ratio?

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I have a:

Compaq 610 VC275EA 15,6" WXGA i CELERON T1500

and I installed Fedora 14 on it. Everything is great, except one: the aspect ratio of the screen is not very good :\

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http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=dCbg5qNt
http://pastebin.mozilla.org/1165203

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)

Can someone please say, that it cannot be fixed, or say: yes, it could be fixed, do xy, read xy, etc. :\ This is an issue for me for months now.. :\ Please help

Please include system information and other relevant bits directly in your post rather than via an external link (with bit.ly or otherwise). The external resource might vanish after a while, making the question useless to future visitors with the same problem. — mattdm, Mar 15 '11 at 12:36
well, yeah, please don't include _all_ of that, but summarize the important parts. Linking to a further gigantic dump after doing that is also okay (but hopefully unnecessary.) — mattdm, Mar 15 '11 at 13:15

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 12:35

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From your linked information, it appears you have an Intel GME965 integrated graphics controller. It appears the driver for that isn't working and you're getting the generic VESA driver. I suspect you're hitting this bug:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=650888

This suggests that the installer (incorrectly) put a nomodeset line in /boot/grub/grub.conf. Edit that file (carefully) and remove that word wherever it appears.

Then, reboot and everything should Magically Just Work. (If that doesn't, try also removing any xorg.conf — rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf, so that X starts with its defaults and automatic detection.)

answered Mar 15 '11 at 12:35

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thanks, i will try these 2 things out, but that will be in ~april. Thank you!! – LanceBaynes Mar 15 '11 at 13:11
@johnny8888: what will be in April? This solution should work now. – mattdm Mar 15 '11 at 13:16
i mean i could only sit next to this pc in april. – LanceBaynes Mar 15 '11 at 13:18
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@johhny I'd recommend moving as a safety precaution, `mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.my_safety_blanket` – penguin359 Apr 14 '11 at 18:27

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 14 '11 at 14:30

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I changed two files to fix this:

/boot/grub/grub.conf -- Remove nomodeset
/etc/X11/xorg.conf -- Replace vesa with intel

edited Apr 14 '11 at 14:30

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answered Apr 09 '11 at 13:55

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Why does my Fedora 14 system with an Intel Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller come up with the wrong aspect ratio?

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