Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 07:31:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 07:31:41 -0400 Received: from sark.cc.gatech.edu ([130.207.7.23]:24285 "EHLO sark.cc.gatech.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 07:31:41 -0400 Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 07:31:36 -0400 From: Josh Fryman To: Abraham vd Merwe Cc: linux@aerythmic.be, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Stolen Memory <- i830M video chip Message-Id: <20020412073136.53e533ed.fryman@cc.gatech.edu> In-Reply-To: <20020412094323.B8997@crystal.2d3d.co.za> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.7.4 (GTK+ 1.2.8; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > 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... this isn't fixed in the new dell C400 laptops (still). however, i argue that BIOS problem or no, a solution _does_ exist. there is a 3rd party that sells commercial X server drop-ins for new chipsets. one of the guys here bought their X server for $40 or so, and now has full-color & -resolution without getting a BIOS update. so if it's a BIOS problem that can only be fixed by Dell, how were these guys able to do the fix? and why can't the open source guys (XFree or Linux kernel) seem to do the same? -josh ps > company is xig.com : Dell C400 w/generic I830-M support: http://www.xig.com/Pages/Atop/LaptopIndividualSupportSpecs/Dell-IndividualLaptops/LatitudeC400.html - 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/