[BREAKTHROUGH!][Read 1st Post] I need to get 16-bit to work! [i810][DRI][Crash]

[budulay]

What is your bit-depth set to?

16-bit

[ultrasonicsite]

/var/log/Xorg.0.log Warnings

Code:

(WW) intel(0): DRI is disabled because it runs only at 16-bit depth.

(WW) intel(0): xf86AllocateGARTMemory: allocation of 1024 pages failed

(WW) intel(0): xf86BindGARTMemory: binding of gart memory with key 1
at offset 0x4000000 failed (Invalid argument)

(WW) intel(0): xf86BindGARTMemory: binding of gart memory with key 2
at offset 0x4000000 failed (Invalid argument)

(WW) intel(0): Direct rendering disabled

(WW) intel(0): Option "UseEdidFreqs" is not used

(WW) Option "XkbModel" requires an string value

(WW) Option "XkbVariant" requires an string value

[ultrasonicsite]

I may have found the answer! And no need to recompile the kernel! Edit the lilo file and add

Code:

vga=normal

under append= list and then in the terminal run lilo, and then reboot. Might work, let's see! Cross your fingers you!

[exeterdad]

Forgive me as I'm only skimming but your depth is currently 24 bit according to your xorg.conf you posted:

DefaultDepth 24

Just change that to 16 if you're needing 16 bit.
Or just tell me to jump in a lake if I've misunderstood.

[ultrasonicsite]

16 bit crashes on load. I want 16 bit. I need 16 bit. 16 bit is being mean and crashing =(

Someone said it  may have been that the framebuffer is using the 16-bit, I added vga=normal to the lilo file. (Not after append =, it wont work, but as it's own option) And I think it doesn't load framebuffer. But 16 bit still crashes. Whyyyy!

For example: startx makes the screen glitch with colorful colors and stripes and random nonsense. It basically freezes.

[budulay]

I may have found the answer! And no need to recompile the kernel! Edit the lilo file and add

Code:

vga=normal

under append= list and then in the terminal run lilo, and then reboot. Might work, let's see! Cross your fingers you!

Which lilo file are you talking about? /etc/lilo.conf?
if so, under which 'append =' should I add that line?
did it work for you?
Thanks in advance.

[ultrasonicsite]

Yes that lilo file, but for me it didn't help. If you want to try, don't add it to append, just make a new line and type vga=normal. The newest version of lilo wont let you add that to append = "blahblahblah"

[hata_ph]

Yes that lilo file, but for me it didn't help. If you want to try, don't add it to append, just make a new line and type vga=normal. The newest version of lilo wont let you add that to append = "blahblahblah"

did you run "lilo -v" as root after modify your lilo.conf?

[budulay]

I failed to mention in the post above - I have 3 'append=' in my /etc/lilo.conf. under which should I add it?
Also I have this line commented out at the begging of /etc/lilo.conf
and also a question: what this line do?
thanks a lot. 

[lagagnon]

Try changing Driver "i810" to Driver "vesa" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and see what happens.

[budulay]

I did a bit of googling and it seems like nobody with my good old Neomagic MagicGraph 256AV [NM2200] have DRI.
I saw a littlebit about recompiling kernel. Seems like that's pretty hard and time consuming.
So here comes the question:
Could it be managed by semy-noob like me?
And if so, will the result worth it?
Thanks a lot.

[ultrasonicsite]

I'll try what you guys suggested, I hope vesa works!

Compiling isn't too hard as long as you have a good speedy computer, and have all the requirements to compile. And know what parameters to pass.

[ultrasonicsite]

16 bit vesa didn't work either, what was displayed was something like when you're watching tv, but the signal isn't strong enough so its just a scrambled mess flying around.

24 bit vesa is just a black screen.

[ultrasonicsite]

According to http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/DriTroubleshooting , there's a chance my card isn't getting 'probed', whatever that means, I'll have to see how to fix this.

[ultrasonicsite]

I'll download the latest DRM CVS sources, and go from there.