Other Help Topics :: Intel 810 Chipset



First off, I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

I am trying to run DamnSmallLinux on my home computer. My dad found it on a treelawn, so I'm not sure the brand or model. I know it has an Intel 810 chipset, and when I boot the CD, it says something along the lines of "you have specified an invalid video mode". Any thoughts?

~KingOfGeeks
Do this. At the boot prompt, type:

dsl vga=normal xsetup

When prompted, choose XVesa and choose 640x480x16bitcolor

You may be able to use other resolutions, but this one should definately work.

For better i810 support, install the XFree86 myDSL extension.
i have the same chipset.  just press enter twice and it will boot fine.  brb, ill compile the info i found out about it....
wait, this will work much better:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/i810-HOWTO/


and here's my XF86Config: (a little sloppy)

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# Load "dbe"
# SubSection "extmod"
# Option "omit xfree86-dga"
# EndSubSection
# ^^ above came from how-to and didnt work...

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Vesa Device"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse[2]" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection


Section "ServerFlags"
 DontZap
 AllowMouseOpenFail
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
#FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
#FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load  "dbe"
Load  "extmod"
# Load  "fbdevhw"
Load  "dri"
Load  "glx"
Load  "record"
Load  "freetype"
Load  "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Keyboard0"
Driver      "keyboard"
Option    "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option    "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option    "XkbLayout" "us" #Option "XkbVariant" ""
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier    "Mouse[1]"
Driver        "mouse"
       Option        "CorePointer"
Option        "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
Option        "Protocol"              "imPS/2"
       Option        "Emulate3Buttons"       "false"
Option        "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Mouse[2]"            
Driver  "mouse"
Option  "Device"               "/dev/input/mice"
       Option        "Protocal"               "PS/2"
       Option  "Emulate3Buttons"        "false"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "i810"
driver "i810"
VideoRam 4096
VendorName "x"
BoardName "y"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName   "x"
ModelName   "y"
# HorizSync   31.5 - 48.5
# VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
# Option     "dpms"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device     "i810"
Monitor     "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth     24
SubSection "Display"
Depth     24
Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection


Section "DRI"
Mode         0666
EndSection
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maybe that'll help you out

:)

original here.