Re: Problems using a Dell SX270 with Intel i865G graphic

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On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 08:45:52PM +0100, Christoph Jäger wrote:
> The system has an Intel i865G graphics chip (onboard) with no separate
> graphics memory (should use the system's main memory). As far as I can
> see, although I changed teh BIOS settings to reserve 8MB of memory for
> graphics, what the X-server finds is only 1MB (in the end, it find 832kB
> of usable memory). So I can only get it to work in 640x480, which is
> quite unsatisfying on a 20" TFT, which can do 1600x1200.
> I would be very glad if someone could give me a hint of what to do to
> finally get my new system up and running.

I believe the current received wisdom is "sue Dell".  You have, AFAICT,
the dreaded "Stupid Intel BIOS Bug", which limits the memory to 1MB no
matter what you tell it.

Come to think of it, perhaps I was mistaken in telling the other guy
silly enough to be playing with X on New Year's Day that it was mostlya
laptop problem.

Check the mailing list archives for the last month or month and a half,
at www.xfree86.org; there's more technical detail there than you really
want to know about.  Take Dramamine first.

Cheers,
-- jra
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