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by **Alvi** » Wed, 29 May 2002 20:44:21

Hello,
I managed to get XFree up and running on my laptop, but I'm running into
problems with X. First, I can only get XFree to work at 1024x768 in 8-bit
mode only; 16-bit and 24-bit don't seem to work. My other problem is that

all blurred. I have to move the window off the screen and slowly move it
back into view. Then maybe, just maybe, the text is drawn.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

System:
Dell Inspiron 2600
P3 GHz
Intel 82830M 32MB Video Card
Synaptics Touchpad

by **Nico Kadel-Garci** » Thu, 30 May 2002 09:36:55

> Hello,
> I managed to get XFree up and running on my laptop, but I'm running into
> problems with X. First, I can only get XFree to work at 1024x768 in 8-bit
> mode only; 16-bit and 24-bit don't seem to work. My other problem is that

up
> all blurred. I have to move the window off the screen and slowly move it
> back into view. Then maybe, just maybe, the text is drawn.

> Does anyone have any suggestions?

> System:
> Dell Inspiron 2600
> P3 GHz
> Intel 82830M 32MB Video Card
> Synaptics Touchpad

Which Linux? RH 7.3 now includes XFree86 4.2.0, which solved a lot of laptop
problems for me.

by **Alvi** » Fri, 31 May 2002 07:27:31

RedHat 7.3 (Valhalla). From what I've been reading lately, apparently the
Intel 830M steals 'x' amount of ram at start-up. This 'x' amount is
determined by the BIOS. According to Dell, this value is hard coded and
cannot be changed by the user. Currently, what I can figure is that Dell has
set this amount to 1MB.

My question now is, how do I tell the driver to get more. I know this is
possible because the Windows driver for the Intel 830M. Therefore, the Linux
driver must be able too.

Thanks,
Alvin

> > Hello,
> > I managed to get XFree up and running on my laptop, but I'm running into
> > problems with X. First, I can only get XFree to work at 1024x768 in
8-bit
> > mode only; 16-bit and 24-bit don't seem to work. My other problem is
that

> up
> > all blurred. I have to move the window off the screen and slowly move it
> > back into view. Then maybe, just maybe, the text is drawn.

> > Does anyone have any suggestions?

> > System:
> > Dell Inspiron 2600
> > P3 GHz
> > Intel 82830M 32MB Video Card
> > Synaptics Touchpad

> Which Linux? RH 7.3 now includes XFree86 4.2.0, which solved a lot of
laptop
> problems for me.

by **Michael Zingal** » Fri, 31 May 2002 08:20:55

from http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel830M/tti013.htm:

``There is currently no Linux driver to bypass legacy memory
limitations. The Linux drivers for the Intel 830M/MG chipset graphics do
not currently support full video memory usage; that is, you will always
be limited to the BIOS pre-determined memory amount. This is due to the
dual-pipe graphics architecture of the Intel 830M/MG chipset graphics.''

> RedHat 7.3 (Valhalla). From what I've been reading lately, apparently the
> Intel 830M steals 'x' amount of ram at start-up. This 'x' amount is
> determined by the BIOS. According to Dell, this value is hard coded and
> cannot be changed by the user. Currently, what I can figure is that Dell has
> set this amount to 1MB.

> My question now is, how do I tell the driver to get more. I know this is
> possible because the Windows driver for the Intel 830M. Therefore, the Linux
> driver must be able too.

> Thanks,
> Alvin

>>>Hello,
>>>I managed to get XFree up and running on my laptop, but I'm running into
>>>problems with X. First, I can only get XFree to work at 1024x768 in

> 8-bit

>>>mode only; 16-bit and 24-bit don't seem to work. My other problem is

> that

>>up

>>>all blurred. I have to move the window off the screen and slowly move it
>>>back into view. Then maybe, just maybe, the text is drawn.

>>>Does anyone have any suggestions?

>>>System:
>>>Dell Inspiron 2600
>>>P3 GHz
>>>Intel 82830M 32MB Video Card
>>>Synaptics Touchpad

>>Which Linux? RH 7.3 now includes XFree86 4.2.0, which solved a lot of

> laptop

>>problems for me.

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Dell Inspiron 2600 Laptop + RedHat 7.3 + XFree86 4.2 = bad refresh rate

Dell Inspiron 2600 Laptop + RedHat 7.3 + XFree86 4.2 = bad refresh rate

Dell Inspiron 2600 Laptop + RedHat 7.3 + XFree86 4.2 = bad refresh rate