Bug#703506: GMA500: higher resolutions than 800x600 don't work
Quoting myself:
Georg Sassen <debianbugs@georgsassen.de> wrote:
> It seems CONFIG_DRM_GMA500 (and maybe CONFIG_STUB_POULSBO) is not set
> in the kernel config, so the gma500_gfx is not built at all, maybe
> because of the name change from psb_gfx which was loaded with the
> 3.2.35 kernel.
>
> I enabled the config options, and now the little machine is compiling
> a new kernel, which might take some time though...
>
> I will tell if it works.
Yes, it does, with CONFIG_DRM_GMA500 and CONFIG_STUB_POULSBO enabled,
gma500_gfx.ko is built and the native resolution working again.
I haven't yet managed to control the backlight brightness, though,
poulsbo.ko is loaded but doesn't seem to have any effect. Maybe I have
to tweak the kernel cmdline again, will have a look later.
So, IMHO it would be nice if these options were in the default kernel
config again to make those little laptops more usable.
Georg
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