Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:42:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:42:54 -0400 Received: from mail.2d3d.co.za ([196.14.185.200]:3469 "HELO mail.2d3d.co.za") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:42:53 -0400 Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:43:23 +0200 From: Abraham vd Merwe To: Michael De Nil Cc: Linux Kernel Mailinglist Subject: Re: Stolen Memory <- i830M video chip Message-ID: <20020412094323.B8997@crystal.2d3d.co.za> Mail-Followup-To: Michael De Nil , Linux Kernel Mailinglist In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="1UWUbFP1cBYEclgG" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Organization: 2d3D, Inc. X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux crystal 2.4.17-pre4 i686 X-GPG-Public-Key: http://oasis.blio.net/pgpkeys/keys/2d3d.gpg X-Uptime: 9:33am up 15 days, 23:49, 9 users, load average: 0.14, 0.03, 0.01 X-Edited-With-Muttmode: muttmail.sl - 2001-06-06 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --1UWUbFP1cBYEclgG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Michael! It's a problem with your BIOS. There is no way to set the video modes unless you use local memory or 8mb stolen since the setmode BIOS calls checks whether the mode can fit in the stolen memory, whether you populated the GTT with extra pages or not. It is therefore a OEM BIOS problem. Dell was notified about this a long time ago - I thought they fixed it in the mean time. Try moaning about this to Asus as well... > working here on an Asus L1-laptop which contains the Intel 830M graphical > chip. when loading the agpgart module, it prints in syslog that there is > only 1 Meg 'stolen ram'. like that, it's not possable to run X @ 1024x768 > with more then 256 colors. >=20 > i searched on the intel-website, which told me hat i should be able to > change this setting in my bios. *not* >=20 > can't i reserve any more ram myselve by selecting linux only to use 256 - > 8 Meg or something @ boot-time ? --=20 Regards Abraham Two wrights don't make a rong, they make an airplane. Or bicycles. __________________________________________________________ Abraham vd Merwe - 2d3D, Inc. Device Driver Development, Outsourcing, Embedded Systems Cell: +27 82 565 4451 Snailmail: Tel: +27 21 761 7549 Block C, Aintree Park Fax: +27 21 761 7648 Doncaster Road Email: abraham@2d3d.co.za Kenilworth, 7700 Http: http://www.2d3d.com South Africa --1UWUbFP1cBYEclgG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8tpAbzNXhP0RCUqMRAv/HAJ9W/zszWzkm0A3EnB1QT9Uu7q5iCACfT6WU yUzIwEZqwgXgJ9A8OMB0ewM= =9m/2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1UWUbFP1cBYEclgG-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/