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authorMartin-Éric Racine <q-funk@iki.fi>2009-05-25 17:51:34 +0300
committerMartin-Éric Racine <q-funk@iki.fi>2009-05-25 17:51:34 +0300
commit60f37744b09fa1cdf4a3bcfa1a039ac8c984b942 (patch)
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parent639e9c88e588cae55698cfb4063f625c38224afb (diff)
Added a FAQ about disabling Panel in BIOS to enable WXGA modes.
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Patches accomplishing the same trick for the Geode driver are welcome.
+= FAQ =
+
+Q: Why doesn't this GEODE driver work at WXGA (wide screen) resolutions?
+
+A: Make sure that you disabled TFT Panel support in your BIOS, otherwise,
+ available resolutions will be restricted to "safe" traditional VGA modes.
+ The GEODE offers a choice between between CRT-only, CRT+TFT, TFT-only as
+ output device. Selecting CRT-only removes the restriction to safe modes.
+
= Configuration options =
You can specify the Geode driver in the normal fashion: