video support for 845gv

You may need to configure it via xorg.conf. If you run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and paste the blow code:

Section "Device"
        Identifier "Configured Video Device"
        Boardname "Intel 845"
        Busid "PCI:0:2:0"
        Driver "intel"
        Screen 0
        Vendorname "Intel"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Configured Monitor"
        Vendorname "Unknown"
        Modelname "Unknown"
# Horizsync 30-81
# Vertrefresh 56-85
# modeline "1280x1024@75" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
        Gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Device "Configured Video Device"
        Monitor "Configured Monitor"
        Defaultdepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 24
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier "Default Layout"
  screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
EndSection

You can then save the file, close gedit and reboot. If you get no display, boot to recovery root console (recivery mode from grub, then select root)

you can rename the file with:

mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_old

then reboot.

If it does give a display you can uncomment the modeline and set the resolution you desire. You must reboot after changes.

Uncommenting the 3 lines did the trick
Thanks

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

Your monitor is not reporting refresh rates so the xorg.conf file tells your system the score.

Glad you got the gold

:)

Premature solve-age.

System blew up, was done from an update, so I did a clean install.

Now xorg.conf is blank, editing file killed video, rebooted to C/L, system would not allow edit of file would not allow sudo or su (authorization denied), read only file.... Back up after reinstall with updates.

After some reading it seems that xorg.conf is legacy file no longer used, system uses UXA but cannot find how UXA handles resolution. My monitor will do 1280x1024 @ 75 which is how it ran before update to 9.10.

ubuntu:~$ lspci
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03)

if you run:

gedit ~/xorg.conf

and populate the file you can then run:

cd /etc/X11; sudo mv ~/xorg.conf .

Should be ok