Sony Picturebook C1VPK screen support?

Forum: Laptops
Topic: Sony Picturebook C1VPK screen support?
started by: alanh

Posted by alanh on Jan. 28 2008,18:03

I have a Sony Picturebook C1VPK that I've installed DSL on. It runs plenty fast enough, but I can't get it to display the full-resolution 1024x480 display. With the default install, it uses the central 640x480 of the screen. I tried installing the full X, and editing modelines, but the best I've been able to do was to get it to stretch the 640x480 wider to fill the screen, not actually take advantage of the full resolution.

Xubuntu can fill the screen at full resolution, so I know it's POSSIBLE to do, but with that distro it runs too slowly: the machine only has 128 MB of RAM, and it churns the VM terribly.

Can anyone help?

Posted by roberts on Jan. 28 2008,19:13

I have one. I as using XFree86.unc with Xfree v4.5.0. Works great with DSL either v3.x or 4.x, 1024x480. Need to use a unc version as the Transmeta processor uses some ram so 128MB becomes 112. Also setup a swap partiton. I am using frugal-grub install. I will post later as I don't have access to it at the moment.

Posted by roberts on Jan. 28 2008,19:50

Here is my XF86Config-4 used with my picturebook. Mine has a japanese keyboard so you may need to adjust if yours is US keyboard. Also, if you find that this does not work with the XFree86.unc in the repository, then I will post the XFree86.unc that I am using.

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# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xfree86
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands as root:
#
# cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
# md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/OTF"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/sazanami"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "jp106"
Option "XkbLayout" "jp"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "ati"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DXS:1313"
#HorizSync 28-50
#VertRefresh 43-75
#Option "DPMS"
Modeline "1024x480" 29.5 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 491 493 525 -hsync -vsync
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "DXS:1313"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x480" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x480" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x480" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "Generic Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection