Display problem,.

[Chuck Slate]

Hi Dhanabalan B.

Good news!

I found a posting on the Net (thank you Greg Macek) that made the
difference.

Below are the specific steps I took on the NetVistas here:
1. Boot into the BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Go to the Devices menu.
3. Select Video Setup.
4. Change the value in the Shared System Memory field from the default
of 1024K to the maximum of 8192K.
5. Save and exit the BIOS.

Problem solved... Now running at 1024x768 with 24-bit depth.



HTH,

Chuck







On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 20:53, Chuck Slate wrote:
> Funny I should see this question/issue today...
> 
> I just happened to install RH9 on 3 IBM NetVista boxes today.  They also
> have the Intel 845 chip.
> 
> redhat-config-xfree86 shows that I am running fine at 800x600 with
> 16-bit depth, and that my sony monitor was recognized.
> 
> If I change the resolution to anything greater than 800x600, however, it
> doesn't stick.  If I change the depth to 24-bit, I get an error that
> there is "no video BIOS modes for chosen depth" when I run startx.
> 
> So the good news is you are not alone... The not-as-good-news is I don't
> have any insight (yet).  But I'll keep tinkering and let you know. 
> Please do the same.  :)
> 
> 
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 08:46, Stuart Sears wrote:
> > On Wednesday 25 Feb 2004 12:58, Dhanabalan wrote:
> > > I have installed Rh9 on my IBM Netvista PC with the i845 chipset. When I ck
> > > the dmesg |grep -i chipset it shows me as 845G chipset.The problem I am
> > > facing is the display is not proper. I can set only the low resolution
> > > only. Pls let me know what should I do. I have enclosed the xfree86.0.log
> > > file.
> > does redhat-config-xfree86 work, and if so, does it detect your monitor 
> > properly (click on the advanced tab to check...)?
> >  resolution limits can be a result of incorrect VertRefresh and HorizSync 
> > settings...
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Chuck Slate <chuck at cslate.net>