On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:33:25 +0000, James Wilkinson <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I suggested: > > > What sort of graphics do they have: separate graphics cards, or is the > > graphics integrated into the chipset? In the latter case, make sure that > > you only allocate the memory you need to the graphics subsystem: 1 to 4 > > MB, usually, depending on resolution. > > Matt Morgan wrote: > > Sounds like a good idea. It's an integrated graphics controller. Can > > you point me to how I can do this? I googled and got a hint that I > > might be able to configure something in the computer's BIOS settings, > > but couldn't find anything there. Any other method, like in xorg.conf? > > Thanks. > > It's a BIOS setting. It affects how much memory gets reported to the > operating system, so it's pretty low-level. It's often referred to as > something like "VGA Memory Size" or "VGA Shared Memory Size". > > It's done in slightly different ways on different BIOSes: can you give > us a clue? If they come from one of the four or so big manufacturers, > they may have a manufacturer BIOS. Otherwise, the BIOS is probably from > Award, American Megatrend (AMI), or Phoenix. Beyond that, the board > model might be helpful. Thanks! These are Compaq iPaqs, which are what Compaq sold as their commodity business desktops prior to the HP buyout. They have some Compaq-specific BIOS, and sadly, they don't have that option. They hardly have any options, actually. I'll look for a BIOS update. This does look like it would make a big difference, potentially; I have a big monitor set to 1400x1050 and 32 bit color; even that requires well under 8Mb.
