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Linux - Laptop and Netbook Having a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).

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Old 05-27-2006, 08:33 AM   #1
adam.tropics
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Where did my video memory go?


On my Toshiba laptop I have an ati radeonXpress200m video card. As stock, it uses 64mb of 256mb system memory. Some time ago I doubled that, and as promised it went to 128mb of 512 mb. Some time since my last linux upgrade, it has re-allocated itself back to 64, and given the rest back to the system. As I said, this is a toshiba, and so I dont have bios options to change it back. In fact in windows it uses a little ati utility to allow you to choose. I am at a loss! I want to steal it back.....any ideas?
 
Old 05-27-2006, 09:16 AM   #2
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Perhaps the aticonfig utility that comes with the fglrc drivers can manage this? I'm not sure on that as I'm a Nvidia person who doesn't own a laptop but why can't you change it in the BIOS?
 
  


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