HOW TO: Compiling and Installing the OpenChrome Graphical VIA Driver

[PhatKat]

OK finally got the HDD with 8.04 hooked back in Hmm definitely on to something here - now i am able to set resolution to 800 x 600 max and this is much better than 640 x 480! Still short of 1024 x 768 but with your help i am sure we can do it hehe. One more thing: i have not been able to play DVDs with Totem and all i get is a green screen and audio Thks for your patience thus far though

[uhappo]

Any news on getting resolution better?

[PhatKat]

Hmm from me - i just hold off the 8.04 upgrade and running gutsy for now w/o any issues

[TuxCrafter]

Hmm from me - i just hold off the 8.04 upgrade and running gutsy for now w/o any issues

please try this xorg settings, and reply with an attached zip file of the following file:

sudo cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

[uhappo]

sudo cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

[uhappo]

I DID IT!!!

Well, on my laptop, I chose openchrome for driver, and changed the screen for LCD-screen 1024-768 (just tried it for the heck of it), restarted X-server and voilla!!!

And now I'm back on business!!!

[TuxCrafter]

I DID IT!!!

Well, on my laptop, I chose openchrome for driver, and changed the screen for LCD-screen 1024-768 (just tried it for the heck of it), restarted X-server and voilla!!!

And now I'm back on business!!!

please post your xorg file

[uhappo]

Section "Module"
    Disable			"glx"
    Disable			"dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier		"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver			"kbd"
	Option			"XkbRules"		"xorg"
	Option			"XkbModel"		"pc105"
	Option			"XkbLayout"		"us"
	Option			"XkbOptions"	"compose:ralt"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier		"Configured Mouse"
	Driver			"mouse"
	Option			"CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier		"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier		"Default Screen"
	Monitor			"Configured Monitor"
	Device			"Configured Video Device"
	DefaultDepth    16
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier		"Default Layout"
	Screen			"Default Screen"
EndSection

[ScorpKing]

I DID IT!!!

Well, on my laptop, I chose openchrome for driver, and changed the screen for LCD-screen 1024-768 (just tried it for the heck of it), restarted X-server and voilla!!!

And now I'm back on business!!!

I can conferm that this is working. Thanks uhappo!

[TuxCrafter]

I DID IT!!!

Well, on my laptop, I chose openchrome for driver, and changed the screen for LCD-screen 1024-768 (just tried it for the heck of it), restarted X-server and voilla!!!

And now I'm back on business!!!

Good to see that my suggestion works with the new xorg file.