[Openchrome-users] X won't start, K8M800, slackware 12

[kuzh anan]

> ------------ P?vodn? zpr?va ------------
> Od: Xavier Bachelot <xavier at bachelot.org>
> P?edm?t: Re: [Openchrome-users] X won't start, K8M800, slackware 12
> Datum: 17.9.2007 17:00:42
> ----------------------------------------
> kuzh anan wrote:
> > Hi 
> > Now the relevant parts of xorg.conf look like this: 
> > Section "Monitor"
> >         Identifier   "Monitor0"
> >         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
> >         ModelName    "Monitor Model"
> >         Modeline     "1280x1024"  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024  1025 1028
> 1066 +hsync +vsync
> >         Modeline     "1024x768"   78.80  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800
> +hsync +vsync
> >         Modeline     "800x600"   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604  625
> +hsync +vsync
> > EndSection
> > Section "Device"
> >         Identifier  "Card0"
> >         Driver      "via"
> >         Option      "EnableAGPDMA" "On"
> >         VendorName  "Unknown Vendor"
> >         BoardName   "Unknown Board"
> >         BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> > EndSection
> > Section "Screen"
> >         Identifier "Screen0"
> >         Device     "Card0"
> >         Monitor    "Monitor0"
> >         DefaultDepth 24
> >         SubSection "Display"
> >                 Viewport   0 0
> >                 Depth     1
> >         EndSubSection
> >         SubSection "Display"
> >                 Viewport   0 0
> >                 Depth     4
> >         EndSubSection
> >         SubSection "Display"
> >                 Viewport   0 0
> >                 Depth     8
> >         EndSubSection
> >         SubSection "Display"
> >                 Viewport   0 0
> >                 Depth     15
> >         EndSubSection
> >         SubSection "Display"
> >                 Viewport   0 0
> >                 Depth     16
> >         EndSubSection
> >         SubSection "Display"
> >                 Viewport   0 0
> >                 Depth     24
> >         EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> > 
> > The log can be seen here http://pastebin.com/m5b436a54 
> > 
> > I can still only choose between 1600x1200 and 640x480, which is strange,
> because these are not specified anywhere. 
> > Xavier, thank you very much for the help, I never had this kind of trouble
> before, so I don't really understand xorg.conf, modelines etc. 
> > Regards 
> > Martin
> > 
> They are sent by your monitor, you don't have to hard code them in your 
> xorg.conf . See line 475 of your log.
> You should remove the modelines you added to the monitor section.
> 
> Also, it looks like you are not attributing much RAM to your video card.
> (--) VIA(0): videoram =  16896k
> Change the video ram value in the bios to something higher, may be it's 
> why the virtual size of your screen is set to 640x480 and hence limits 
> the possible resolution list.
> 
> If that still doesn't help, try to set the virtual size in your 
> xorg.conf. It means altering your screen section to look something like 
> that :
> 
> Section "Screen"
>          Identifier "Screen0"
>          Device     "Card0"
>          Monitor    "Monitor0"
>          DefaultDepth 24
>          SubSection "Display"
>                  Viewport   0 0
>                  Depth     24
> 		Virtual   1600 1200
>          EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Regards,
> Xavier
> 
> Another PS: please don't top post.
> 
> 
> 
> 
Hi again, 
I set the video ram in bios to maximum, which is 256M, 
Now the log reports: (--) VIA(0): videoram =  33280k
I tried different virtual size values, from 1600 1200 you suggested to 1280 1024 which I am trying to setup, but unfortunately nothing changes. When I startx kde starts up and the only 2 resolutions I can choose from are 1600x1200 (huge screen, which I can 'surf' with the mouse) and 640x480. I am at my wits end. 
Best Regards 
Martin