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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, David Moberg wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > IBM Netvista 2276-30U, with ADI 1885 soundmax sound as part of Intel
> > chipset 810,
>
> Intel 810 chipsets typically use the i810_audio.o module. I think that
> module also needs ac97_codec.o and the usual sound.o and soundcore.o.

The HP with the same onboard video probably has the same onboard sound 
integrated into Intel 810.  Both SW7.1 and Steven's modules collection 
include these two.  Many thanks.  We got mplayer working with add-in 
esssolo1 card.  To put back the onboard card, do I enable onboard audio 
and also AC97 audio in BIOS?  (I will leave midi and gameport disabled).
What is AC97?

> > If I were buying new I would avoid onboard sound and video, but the IBM
> > works fine with BL3 and BL2 otherwise.  The onboard video does run Xvesa
> > but only up to 1024/256 colors which is not suitable for our camera
> > (1280-16M) or playing DVDs even at 800x600, since it would have to reduce
> > colors and thus display more slowly.

> Intel 810 video only uses 1M for video memory by default. To get more
> colors, drop the resolution to 640x480x16. SW81 has XFree86 4.2.0,
> which is a large X server, but it does allow you to increase the video
> memory enough to get 1024 or 1280 with 24-bit color.

The BIOS gives a choice of 512K or 1MB.  The HP Phoenix BIOS won't free 
up the 1MB if you stick in a video card but it does automatically detect 
and switch to it.  The IBM AmiBIOS lets you free up the memory by 
switching to add-in card, and also disable onboard sound (four choices).

Since this onboard video does not do vesafb, and people are now throwing 
out good 19" monitord, we won't bother with the later Xfree and more RAM, 
but that is useful to know anyway.  I wonder how Windows deals with the 
video RAM.

> David

Sindi

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