[Openchrome-users] Ubuntu 7.10 and VIA VN800 'xorg.conf' error

[Xavier Bachelot]

Coady Buckley-Zistel wrote:
> I have Fedora 8 running "1024x768" screen res and using the openchrome 
> driver on the same laptop as Ubuntu (Amilo Pro V2030), but Ubuntu keeps 
> failing to run the X server and then reverts to a failsafe 'xorg.conf'.
> 
> I have attached the 'Xorg.0.log'. The only problem I can see is in the 
> following lines (but I am not an authority on this):
> 
> (II) VIA: driver for VIA chipsets: CLE266, KM400/KN400, K8M800,
>     PM800/PM880/CN400, VM800/CN700/P4M800Pro, K8M890, P4M900/VN896,
>     CX700, P4M890
> (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
> (--) Chipset VM800/CN700/P4M800Pro found
> (!!) VIA Technologies does not support or endorse this driver in any way.
> (!!) For support, please refer to http://www.openchrome.org/ or
> (!!) your X vendor.
> 
> My laptop has the 'CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro' chipset and not the one 
> identified in the log section (above). Something is wrong here. It looks 
> like the chipset is being incorrectly identified. The openchrome driver 
> has been working for the VIA VN800 in previous Debian based 
> distributions and is currently working in other distro's. Any ideas...?
> 
> All the best, and thanks.
> coady
> 
The chipset is correctly identified, this are just different names. When 
looking at the graphical part only, VM800, VN800, CN700, P4M800Pro and 
P4M800CE are the same.

Are you saying that Fedora 8 works fine while Ubuntu doesn't ? I'm not 
sure to correctly understand what the question is.

Regards,
Xavier