I have an hp/compaq d530s which has an intel 865G. There is nothing in the
bios setup program indicating how much memory is allocated to the graphics
chip. I have yet to figure this out too.

I believe that there may be a parameter to pass to the kernel, but I'm not
sure.


On Thu, May 24, 2007 8:59 am, Kerry Mayes wrote:
> I'm getting some interesting results from playing with the two intel
> graphics drivers (i810 and intel).
>
> i810 - needs 915resolution for mode setting.  If it runs out of memory
> it turns off 3d acceleration.
>
> intel - handles mode setting.  If it runs out of memory it crashes.
>
> So:
>
> With the intel driver, I can't get it to run two monitors unless I can
> figure out how to give it more graphics memory.
>
> With the i810 driver, I can only get 3d acceleration on one of the two
> monitors unless I can figure out how to give it more graphics memory.
>
>


-- 
Nick Rout

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