On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Kevin O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Håkon Alstadheim < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Den 24. aug. 2010 04:27, skrev Kevin O'Gorman: >> >> I had to replace an 4:3 Westinghouse monitor this weekend. I got a new >>> ASUS VH242H, which is very wide. But Xorg is still running 1280x1024, >>> instead of the monitor's normal 1920x1080, according to xorg logs because of >>> lack of video memory (using the ATI on the motherboard). I can make the >>> screen use a 4:3 aspect ratio, so I'm up and running, much better than I >>> started, but I'd like to do better. >>> >>> I guess I've gotta look for a video card, but all I have is PCIX slots, >>> so I don't want to put a lot of money into it (I'll be upgrading the mobo >>> when finances permit -- which is not right now.) >>> >> >> Just did a cursory read of the entire thread here. I notice the card is on >> the mobo, did you try to see if there is a BIOS setting to increase the >> amount of video RAM? I.e enter BIOS setup during boot, and look around in >> the chip setup. >> > > Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Be right back. > > Well, it was an interesting thought, but no joy. Lots of configuration things showed up -- I didn't realize I did not have the ECC memory to alert on uncorrectable errors, so it wasn't all a waste. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
