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OK, so Ive searched this site for resolutions to my problem, but no avail. if you know of a previous thread that has my answers, please point me in the right direction.
So Ive installed 10.1 on an older machine. all works well except X does not like my onboard Intel i810 video chip. I have run xorgsetup (which yields a config that gives me scrambled video) and also have run xorgconfig. After correctly putting in my monitor refresh rates and using the #15 driver for my X setup, I still get scrambled video in X. The windows also get partially drawn if drawn at all. Does anyone have any clues for me. Ive tried just about all I can figure
Right now Im using the VESA driver at 800x600, but it sucks pretty bad.
Originally posted by davidingram Ive actually tried almost all res and bit depth combinations. All produce the same garbled video when using the i810 driver.
I have the i810 as well, and I also set all the values correct in xorg.conf and had the exact same problem your having.... I came to the conclusion that the card is unsupported by slackware. I don't know for sure, but then I installed RH9 and it worked like a charm.... its strange. so I have to use RH9 on that box
yes, all other distros I have used seemed to work just fine with the card. I just prefer slackware. So i wish I could figure this damn thing out. Still tweaking though...
my i810 works perfectly in all forms of suse and in slack 10. but slack 10.1 is a definate problem for me too. i've tried several different configs...and i've upgraded xorg from 6.8.1 to 6.8.2 which *seems* to help, but i'm still less than impressed, so still searching for the answer...
xorg 6.8.2 made a difference for me, but i didn't have nearly the problem you show in your screenshot. i've still got a little tweaking to do before i'm comfortable with it...but then again, for me linux seems to be all about tweaking.
glad it worked for ya
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