Bug#436488: xserver-xorg: Addscreen/screeninit failed for driver 0
On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 08:12:52AM -0500, Lukasz Szybalski wrote:
> On 8/7/07, Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org> wrote:
> > reassign 436488 xserver-xorg-video-i810
> > found 436488 2:1.7.2-4
> > severity 436488 normal
> > thank you
> >
> >
> >
> > Lucas S wrote:
> > > I have installed the debian etch from a netinstall cd. Stable40r0.
> > > The gui mode of installation has worked but after selecting to install
> > > desktop and standard installtion the xserver is not able to start.
> > >
> >
> > Your board might not be supported by the i810 driver in Etch. You should
> > upgrade to Debian testing (xserver-xorg-core 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-11 and
> > xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.1.0-1).
>
>
> Unfortunately this will be a production server in 48h so I am not able
> to use testing.
>
> >
> > > (EE) GARTInit: Unable to open /dev/agpgart (No such file or directory)
> > > (WW) I810(0): /dev/agpgart is either not available, or no memory is available
> > >
> >
> > Either the kernel agpgart and intel_agp modules are not loaded or they
> > do not support your board.
> >
> > > (II) I810(0): Initial framebuffer allocation size: 7680 kByte
> > > (EE) I810(0): Failed to allocate framebuffer. Is your VideoRAM set too low ??
> > >
> >
> > This should be fixed in testing.
>
> Are there any plans to include these two version of the program into
> stable anytime soon?
There are plans to release a sort of "etch-and-a-half" in several months
time. This should include updates for both the kernel and intel driver.
While we're not planning to have DRI working for this scheme, you should be
able to run 2d graphics at a normal speed. In the meanwhile, you'll need to
use the vesa driver though.
- David Nusinow
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