SOLVED: Re: [WBEL-users] Intel 82865G integrated video problems with XFree86?

[Mario Gamito]

Hi,

Yes, i knew that, i forgot to mention it.
That problem is that you may get beautiful results, but not speedy
results :(

And the same goes to Windows also.

Regards,
Mário Gamito

On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 16:25, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote:
> Ed Croft gave me the fix.  On the Dell 4600, the BIOS defaults to 1Meg of 
> Video RAM.  By changing it to 8Meg, I'm getting beautiful results.  
> Thanks, Ed!
> 
> Ben
> 
> On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Mario Gamito wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I've been using DELL for many years in Linux both on desktop and on
> > servers.
> > Right now i have an Optiflex GX 270 SMT for desktop that the
> > (motherboard embedded) graphic card you mention.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, Intel seems to have stopped developing their video
> > drivers for Linux on version 810 on of their cards. 
> > Either we accept it, either we don't.
> > 
> > No choice... except... do what  i have done: i've ordered my machine
> > with a nVidia GeForce. Just more 130 euros (more or less the same in
> > USD).
> > If you buy graphic a card in a retailer and insert it yourself inside
> > your box, it will probably be cheaper.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Mário Gamito
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 13:47, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote:
> > > The continuing saga of implementing WBEL at work on MIS workstations for 
> > > linux learning... :)
> > > 
> > > Okay, I was able to use Knoppix 3.4 and qparted to shrink the XP NTFS 
> > > partition by 100Meg so that I could put the WBEL boot partition on hda.  
> > > Now it boots great!
> > > 
> > > Next problem:  I'm running a Dell 4600 that WinXP reports as having an 
> > > Intel 82865G integrated graphics controller, with 64Meg of RAM, but the 
> > > video card keeps detecting as an Intel 865 using the i810 driver.  My 
> > > display is a Dell E172FP flat panel display, which seems to auto-detect 
> > > just fine.  Any time I try to put it in the "millions of colors" mode, X 
> > > won't start.  Also, whatever resolution I put it in, it seems stuck in 
> > > about 640 x 480 (or could be 800 x 600, it's hard to tell by just looking 
> > > at it).
> > > 
> > > I've tried googling, but only came across one or two posts about the 
> > > problem, but no solutions.
> > > 
> > > I've downloaded both the RPM and the .tar.gz driver file from Intel's 
> > > website, but neither seems to change the behavior.  I still have the 
> > > compiled .tar.gz dri drivers loaded.
> > > 
> > > I figure that there's probably some esoteric X configuration file changes 
> > > that need to be made to make the whole thing work, but I haven't a clue on 
> > > how to do this.
> > > 
> > > Can anybody help?
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > 
> > > Ben
> > > 
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