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graphics cards and chips
Juanito:
Use one of the tc tools to download/install the Xorg-7.7, xf86-video-ati and firmware-radeon extensions.
If you are already in the gui using Xvesa or Xfbdev, exit to the command prompt. If you are at the command prompt, enter "startx"
You'll need to search through /var/log/Xorg.0.log for messages about memory and firmware - something like the following might help:
--- Code: ---$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i ram
--- End code ---
Misalf:
I asked the webs about VRAM and throw this together real quick:
--- Code: ---sudo lspci -v -s `lspci | grep -m 1 -i vga | awk '{ print $1 }'`
--- End code ---
Look out for stuff like [size=256M] .
This is what I get:
--- Code: ---00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 0110
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at dfe80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at d100 [size=8]
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at dff00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
--- End code ---
About the wait loop, maybe something like this:
--- Code: --- SEC=60
while [ $SEC -gt 0 ]; do
dmesg | tail -5 | grep "Initialized radeon"
echo -ne "Waiting for VGA... $((SEC--)) \r"
done
--- End code ---
cast-fish:
right...many thanks for the reply's
I don't want to labour your forum people. Perhaps the radeon card
contains non typical ram called VRAM?...DDR 64 megs....
perhaps giving the chip all the right drivers and everything may ONLY affect
the 3D performance of the machine under XORG.....and i don't really play
games much.....
in essence, i don't want to waste your time ....on something that isn't
necessary worth the hasstle...
a side note below
Please ignore the fact this Xsession screen GRAB mentions Xvesa......but aside from
that is there infact something WRONG with the "wait x" stuff anyhow?
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/usr/local/bin/Xvesa -br -screen 640x480x16 -shadow -2button -mouse /dev/input/mice -nolisten tcp -I >/dev/null 2>&1 &
export XPID=$!
waitforX || ! echo failed in waitforX || exit
"$DESKTOP" 2>/tmp/wm_errors &
export WM_PID=$!
[ -x ./.setbackground ] && ./.setbackground
[ -x ./.mouse_config ] && ./.mouse_config &
[ $(which "$ICONS".sh) ] && ${ICONS}.sh &
[ -d ".X.d" ] && find ".X.d" -type f -print | while read F; do . "$F"; done
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cast-fish:
tc@box:~$ sudo lspci -v -s `lspci | grep -m 1 -i vga | awk '{ print $1 }'`
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [R adeon Mobility 7500] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Device 004a
Flags: stepping, 66MHz, medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at 88000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
Memory at 80380000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 90000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [58] AGP version 2.0
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
that is what mine shows under Xvesa?
seems to be indicating 128 megs of ram?....not the 64 megs i originally thought
Vince.
Misalf:
Maybe it's 64MB dedicated + 64MB shared?
VRAM isn't non-typical, it's just video memory. Actually I asked the webs about "linux video memory".
As you can see, my netbook's integrated intel graphics chip is able to use 256MB RAM, yet it's performance is quite poor. Thats because the linux drivers for those video cards don't support all the available features. It's sufficient fore 2D things, though.
Your .xsession looks correct.
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