Re: determine the amout of video ram

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Le jeu 11/12/2003 à 22:06, Mark Lane a écrit :
> On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 13:56, Yohann Desquerre wrote:
> > Le jeu 11/12/2003 à 21:06, Mark Lane a écrit :
> > > On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 13:04, Yohann Desquerre wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > 
> > > > I had a i845GL video chipset ....and when i was MS i saw that there is
> > > > 64Mo on it.
> > > 
> > > Actually it shares system memory. You can set the amount in bios.
> > 
> > I can't give 64Mo in the bios...Limit to 8Mo
> 
> Then windows is out to lunch and you only have 8MBs
> > 
> > > 
> > > > Under FC1(Or other linux distro), i can't have 1152x864 as under MS.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > So i wonder how many videoram the system use !!!
> > > 
> > > This will have nothing to do with your videoram amount. It has to do
> > > with the mode lines for your video card and monitor. Do you have the
> > > correct monitor settings?
> > 
> > yes i think !!!
> > 
> 
> I don't think so. This problem has nothing to do with the amount of
> video memory. Either the video driver doesn't support that resolution or
> your monitor settings are wrong.
> 
> > > 
> > > > Is there a line command for that ???? or a way to see it under X????
> > > 
> > > Your xfree86.0.log file should have this info. But it will be the same
> > > as under windows unless you adjusted the size in bios.
> > 
> > in the bios it give 8Mo, but under windows i saw 64mo of and 504Mo of
> > sytem ram (512M-8M (video cacheable bios), the 8 mo see by the linux
> > box)
> 
> If the bios is set to 8MB then it's 8MBs not 64.
> 
> > Is ther any way to say the system to use  64 Mo, i tried to had 
> > 
> > "VideoRam 645536" in the device section but with no success !!!!
> 
> You have only 8MB not 64.

How is it possible that windows see 64Mo and the system see 504M0 (64 +
504 give a strange result whereas i have just 512 Mo plug into the box
!!! 





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