Alan Grosskurth
Hardware

Ubuntu Linux, Dell 2007WFP LCD, Intel 945G chipset

Introduction

This page explains how to get a Dell 2007WFP (also known as the 2007FPW) widescreen LCD functioning at the native 1680x1050 resolution on a system with an Intel 945G chipset running Ubuntu Linux (6.10 “Edgy Eft”).

Method

Execute the following commands as root:

  1. Download the 915resolution tool: 

    aptitude install 915resolution

  2. Tweak the video BIOS: 

    915resolution 5a 1680 1050 32

  3. Add the resolution to the Xorg configuration file: 

    cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak0
sed 's/\(1280x1024\)/1680x1050 \1/g' </etc/X11/xorg.conf >/etc/X11/xorg.conf'{new}'
mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf'{new}' /etc/X11/xorg.conf

  4. Restart the Xorg server (managed by gdm): 

    /etc/init.d/gdm restart

To make this behavior persist across reboots: 

cat <<EOT >/etc/default/915resolution
MODE=5a
XRESO=1680
YRESO=1050
BIT=32
EOT