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

[Xavier Bachelot]

> 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

There's something odd about video ram size detection.
Try to force it to the correct size by adding this to the device section 
in xorg.conf :

Option 'VideoRAM' '262144'

Regards,
Xavier