800x480 : Solution for Intel graphics

**JuniorGeezer** · 02-27-2008, 12:26 PM

Yeah I think 640x480 looks better than 800x480 but it's not artifact free. It depends a bit on what's on the screen. I've looked at the pixels with a loupe btw and I could not confirm my earlier suspicion that the panel is only physical 640 wide. It seems 800 wide.

**kwchan** · 03-08-2008, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by JuniorGeezer

- Run DTD Calculator, and see if the two buttons in Registry Hack are active.

I have installed IEGD 8.0 gold, but the registry hack buttons are NOT active...

help

**JuniorGeezer** · 03-08-2008, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by kwchan

I have installed IEGD 8.0 gold, but the registry hack buttons are NOT active...

help

Which is your chip set? Not all are supported. I forgot whether there was a list of chip sets for DTD calculator. On my notebook with the 830 chip set it doesn't work. Maybe this link helps figure out compatibility as a hint.
http://www.cartft.com/support/drivers/Intel_800x480

**kelmk** · 03-14-2008, 01:33 PM

I have been trying to get 800x480 working with a cartft ctf700-hs on my sony vaio with intel 945 express chipset. Using DTD I created an 800x480 resolution and added it to the registry buy when I reboot it never shows up as a resolution option.
I can't use any of the custom intel drivers people have made because they don't support laptops.

**galvitron** · 03-14-2008, 02:30 PM

When you say it doesn't list the resolution, do you mean in the "List All Modes" area? If not, then please check there.

**kelmk** · 03-14-2008, 03:58 PM

Oh, I didn't know you could select resolutions there.

**galvitron** · 03-14-2008, 04:03 PM

You will find every possible resolution that your adapter will display using the current driver by going there. There may be modes that are not in the little resolution slider.

**kelmk** · 03-14-2008, 04:13 PM

I just looked and there is an 800x480 true color 60Hz which should work so I switched to that one. The monitor displays but it actually looks terrible. Definitely not 1:1.

**galvitron** · 03-14-2008, 04:22 PM

Well getting that resolution in the list and getting the screen to switch to it is a huge first step. Now you will have to tweak the DTD string.

Can you take a pic or describe the display?

**kelmk** · 03-14-2008, 04:27 PM

This is the display i am using.
CarTFT CTF700-SH
http://cartft.com/catalog/il/870

Cartft actually supplies a driver for the Intel chipset but I can't use it because I am using a laptop and it won't install.