diff -u 915resolution-0.5/debian/control 915resolution-0.5/debian/control
--- 915resolution-0.5/debian/control
+++ 915resolution-0.5/debian/control
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 Replaces: 855resolution
 Conflicts: 855resolution
 Provides: 855resolution
+Recommends: vbetool (>> 0.5-1)
 Description: resolution modify tool for Intel graphic chipset
  915resolution is a tool to modify the video BIOS of the 800 
  and 900 series Intel graphics chipsets. This includes the 845G, 
diff -u 915resolution-0.5/debian/915resolution.init 915resolution-0.5/debian/915resolution.init
--- 915resolution-0.5/debian/915resolution.init
+++ 915resolution-0.5/debian/915resolution.init
@@ -2,41 +2,78 @@
 
 PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 PROG=/usr/sbin/915resolution
+VBETOOL=/usr/sbin/vbetool
 NAME=915resolution
 DESC=915resolution
+CONFIG=/etc/default/915resolution
 
 test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
 
 # Include 915resolution defaults if available
-if [ -f /etc/default/915resolution ] ; then
-	. /etc/default/915resolution
+if [ -f "$CONFIG" ] ; then
+	. "$CONFIG"
 fi
-if [ "$MODE" = "" ] || [ "$XRESO" = "" ] || [ "$YRESO" = "" ] ; then
+if [ "$MODE" != auto ] && [ -z "$MODE" -o -z "$XRESO" -o -z "$YRESO" ] ; then
    echo "*** Your 915resolution hasn't been configured! ***"
    echo "Please read /usr/share/doc/915resolution/README.Debian and define"
    echo "MODE, XRESO, and YRESO."
    exit 0
 fi
 
+auto_select_modes()
+{
+    panelsize=`$VBETOOL vbecall panelsize`
+    panelsize_success="$?"
+
+    if [ ! $panelsize_success ] ; then
+	echo "*** Your 915resolution was not automatically configured! ***"
+	echo "Please read /usr/share/doc/915resolution/README.Debian then define"
+        echo "MODE, XRESO, and YRESO manually in $CONFIG."
+	exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # If the native panel-size is already in the BIOS mode list, we
+    # don't have to do anything, yippee!
+    bios_list=`$PROG -l`
+    echo "$bios_list" | grep -q "^Mode $panelsize" && exit 0
+    #echo 'Correct panel-size is already listed, skipping'
+
+    # For want of a better approach to selecting modelines for stealing;...
+    # this expression grabs us the highest *numbered* mode in each
+    # bit-depth that the BIOS already lists.
+    target_modes=`echo $bios_list | awk '/^Mode [^T]/{sub(",","",$4); print $5,$4,$2}' | tac | sort -n -u | cut -d' ' -f3`
+
+    for m in $target_modes ; do
+	# The 'tr' converts '1024x768' -> '1024' '768'
+	# and the bitdepth is missed off because we have one of each mode
+	$PROG $m $(echo $resolution | tr , ' ')
+    done
+}
+
 set -e
 
 case "$1" in
-  start)
+  start|restart|force-reload)
 	echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
-	$PROG $MODE $XRESO $YRESO $BIT
+	if [ "$MODE" = "auto" -a -x "$VBETOOL" ] ; then
+	    auto_select_modes
+	else
+	    $PROG $MODE $XRESO $YRESO $BIT
+	fi
 	echo "$NAME."
 	;;
   stop)
 	#echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
 	#echo "$NAME."
 	;;
-  restart|force-reload)
-	#echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
-        #echo "$NAME."
-	echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
-        $PROG $MODE $XRESO $YRESO $BIT
-        echo "$NAME."
-        ;;
+# Move this to 'start' so there is only one code-path
+# restart|force-reload)
+#       #echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
+#       #echo "$NAME."
+#       echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
+#       $PROG $MODE $XRESO $YRESO $BIT
+#       echo "$NAME."
+#       ;;
   *)
 	N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 	# echo "Usage: $N start" >&2
diff -u 915resolution-0.5/debian/49-915-resolution-set.sh 915resolution-0.5/debian/49-915-resolution-set.sh
--- 915resolution-0.5/debian/49-915-resolution-set.sh
+++ 915resolution-0.5/debian/49-915-resolution-set.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 if [ -x /usr/sbin/915resolution ]; then
     . /etc/default/915resolution
-    if [ "$MODE" != "" ] && [ "$XRESO" != "" ] && [ "$YRESO" != "" ]; then
+    if [ "$MODE" != auto ] && [ -z "$MODE" -o -z "$XRESO" -o -z "$YRESO" ] ; then
 	/etc/init.d/915resolution start;
     fi
 fi
diff -u 915resolution-0.5/debian/915resolution.default 915resolution-0.5/debian/915resolution.default
--- 915resolution-0.5/debian/915resolution.default
+++ 915resolution-0.5/debian/915resolution.default
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 # 915resolution default
 #
 # find free modes by  /usr/sbin/915resolution -l
-# and set it to MODE
-# 
-MODE=
+# and set it to MODE or set to 'MODE=auto'
+#
+# With 'auto' detection, the panel-size will be fetched from the VBE
+# BIOS if possible and the highest-numbered mode in each bit-depth
+# will be overwritten with the detected panel-size.
+MODE=auto
 #
 # and set resolutions for the mode.
 #
diff -u 915resolution-0.5/debian/changelog 915resolution-0.5/debian/changelog
--- 915resolution-0.5/debian/changelog
+++ 915resolution-0.5/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+915resolution (0.5-1ubuntu2panelid1) dapper; urgency=low
+
+  * Use 'vbetool' to get the native panel resolution from the hardware
+    if the configuration file is set to 'DETECT'
+
+ -- Paul Sladen <ubuntu@paul.sladen.org>  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:25:21 +0000
+
 915resolution (0.5-1ubuntu2) dapper; urgency=low
 
   * Run 915resolution on acpi resume (Malone #31156)