Bug#242218: xserver-xfree86: [Intel 82845G/GL]: X doesn't start
On Monday 05 Apr 2004 19:26, Christian Guggenberger wrote:
> > I've tried the i810, vesa and cirrus drivers (as seen in other similar
> > bug reports), but X doesn't start. Seems this chipset isn't supported.
> > I've heard that i830 works, but the driver isn't available.
>
> please try again with the i810 driver and send the output of
> /var/log/XFree86.0.log to this bug. Also, the output of lspci would be
> interesting.
>
> Please note: there is no i830 driver, but you' probably need need to
> load the i830 kernel DRI module (+ agpgart ).
>
> >From your logs, I see that you're using linux-2.4.18-bf2.4 - this kernel
>
> probably won't have the i830 module, because it's simply to old. Upgrade
> to a newer kernel.
Okay, so I upgraded to a 2.6 kernel + udev and tried again with i810. It
worked. I guess the resolution doesn't go over 1024x768, but I'm not sure,
I'll try it later.
>
> - Christian
Thanks,
Amit.
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