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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> A quick search on i810 and video RAM reveals that in order to use more 
> than the 512K or 1MB video RAM assigned by BIOS, you need a kernel 
> compiled with agpgart or to insert agpgart.o.  

It also needs i810 capability, I think.

> I don't recall if my kernels support that module. (I ran across 
> it but could not make any sense of it).  David's 2.4.31 or Steven's 
> 'big' kernel might. 

Nope, not in the BL3 big kernel.

> If you get this working with Xvesa and more RAM I might try our 
> onboard video too.  If Xvesa cannot handle the chip properly

Xvesa appears to handle it, but the 512kb video RAM limits 
the modes it can display.  If Lee can up it to 1mb, Xvesa
should be fine.

Cheers,
Steven