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

[Xavier Bachelot]

kuzh anan wrote:
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>> Od: Xavier Bachelot <xavier at bachelot.org>
>> P?edm?t: Re: [Openchrome-users] X won't start, K8M800, slackware 12
>> Datum: 18.9.2007 17:08:29
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>> kuzh anan wrote:
>>>> ------------ 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: 18.9.2007 09:59:34
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>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yes that must be it, but Option "VideoRAM" didn't help. It is recognized but
>> later on corrected or set to 33280 again: 
>>> cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i ram
>>> (**) VIA(0): VideoRAM 0kB
>>> (**) VIA(0): Option "VideoRAM" "262144"
>>> (==) VIA(0): Will not impose a limit on video-ram set aside for DRI.
>>> (--) VIA(0): videoram =  33280k
>>>
>>> The whole log can be viewed here: http://pastebin.com/d6c310d6c 
>>> Best 
>>> Martin
>>>
>> Try to disable dri. Look for a line that says :
>>
>> Load 'dri'
>>
>> and comment it.
>>
>> X.
>>
> 
> It didn't help
> M.
> 
can you post the logs, please ?

X.