GMA500 graphic help is needed

[mackantux]

Hello.
I�m new to this forum and I really need help
I have a Asus1201HA (with gma500 graphic card)
But I can�t get opensuse 11.3 to work with that card.

Please help someone

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Thanx

[caf4926]

Check this
openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users

[mackantux]

Thank you.
But I can not see that they have a solution for the GMA500 graphic chips

well, I�m just a simple user and not a "hacker" :-)
I have read somewhere that there is a repositorie (driver) for 11.2........wonder if I can be so luckey that there are one for 11.3 aswell?!

[oldcpu]

The GMA500 Poulsbo is a total mess under Linux. For example, this reference : [Phoronix] Intel's Poulsbo Driver A Bloody Mess?

If you have the money, give this PC away to a relative and purchase a PC with more compatible graphics.

I note openSUSE-11.2, if you search, has various packages of drivers packaged for users who have the Poulsbo: software.opensuse.org: Search Results for poulsbo search

A similar search for 11.3 yields no hits.

But my recommendation is to dump this pc, as opposed to rolling back to 11.2, as even those 11.2 packages may NOT work well.

[oldcpu]

But I can not see that they have a solution for the GMA500 graphic chips

I note there is an openfate submission asking for openSUSE support for this chipset:
https://features.opensuse.org/306413

which references an old bug report here (where there was no solution):
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462707

[oldcpu]

I note there is an openfate submission asking for openSUSE support for this chipset:
https://features.opensuse.org/306413

which references an old bug report here (where there was no solution):
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462707

There is a chance that Intel may be working on a Linux driver:
[Phoronix] Intel's Special Driver For Poulsbo Uses Gallium3D
... but thus far no such driver.

[mackantux]

There is a chance that Intel may be working on a Linux driver:
[Phoronix] Intel's Special Driver For Poulsbo Uses Gallium3D
... but thus far no such driver.

Hello and thank you very much for your answers.
this PC will be out for sales :-)

did install Windows7 back on it....but who would like to use that???

[jdd_sysop]

Hello,

I also have a problem with a poulsbo intel card. I was given the computer and buying an other is not an option :-)

In fact, my problem is not that critical, as the card works with fbdev, but only with 1024x768, when it should be 1366x768.

xrander says it can't do better.

Any idea to fix this?

thanks
jdd

[deano_ferrari]

In fact, my problem is not that critical, as the card works with fbdev, but only with 1024x768, when it should be 1366x768.

xrander says it can't do better.

Any idea to fix this?

thanks
jdd

Thats the highest resolution supported by the fbdev (framebuffer graphics) driver. If you're referring to a desktop computer, then comsider installing an ATI or NVIDIA graphics card for better display performance.

[jdd_sysop]

Thats the highest resolution supported by the fbdev (framebuffer graphics) driver. If you're referring to a desktop computer, then comsider installing an ATI or NVIDIA graphics card for better display performance.

ok. It's a netbook, no other card possible :-(

The vesafb gives the same result