[Openchrome-users] VIA Unichrome Pro

[Miguel]

VIA Unichrome Pro
Hi, I use openSuse 10.2 and I've been exploring the possibility of having 3D fun staff running (AIGXL+Beryl). The thing is I tried once and I "destroyed"my system. I realized that I may not have the right drivers for my chipset. (I asked for help here: http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=32700&hl= )


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I've a VIA PM800 chipset

* Supports FSB800MHz processor, Prescott
* Ready and H-T Technology
* 2 DDR DIMM slots, Supports DDR400/333/266
* Hybrid Booster - ASRock safe overclocking Technology
* SerialATA 1.5Gb/s, SATA HDD_Hotplug, RAID 0,1,JBOD
* AGP8X, 5.1channel Audio, 10/100 Ethernet LAN
* ASRock I/O Plus: 6 ready-to-use USB2.0 ports

listed in Windows as "VIA/S3G Unichrome Pro IGP"
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If I run hwinfo --gfxcard I get this info:

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28: PCI(AGP) 100.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
[Created at pci.286]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3118
Unique ID: VCu0.hUwgIzvPkm4
Parent ID: vSkL.S16qDHSKEeD
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:01:00.0
Hardware Class: graphics card
Model: "ASRock In S3 Unichrome Pro VGA Adapter"
Vendor: pci 0x1106 "VIA Technologies, Inc."
Device: pci 0x3118 "S3 Unichrome Pro VGA Adapter"
SubVendor: pci 0x1849 "ASRock Incorporation"
SubDevice: pci 0x3118
Revision: 0x02
Memory Range: 0xe8000000-0xebffffff (rw,prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xfd000000-0xfdffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xfeaf0000-0xfeafffff (ro,prefetchable,disabled)
IRQ: 10 (no events)
I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
Module Alias: "pci:v00001106d00003118sv00001849sd00003118bc03sc00i00"
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #17 (PCI bridge)

Primary display adapter: #28
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I'm not sure if I need openChrome. In Yast> Hardware>Graphic Card monitor I'm told to have "VESA framebuffer Graphics". Should I install the suse rpm? How do I have to do it?

I don't understand a lot about hardware so I've no idea if you may need any other info. What do you think?

Thanks in advance. 

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