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I'm using intel845 vga.After i installed Redhat Linux8.0,the resolution for XWindow is poor.So i installed i830 driver.Now resolution is good.But i'm not able to shift from Xwindows to text mode.when ...
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  1. 08-25-2003 #1
    cyrilbritto
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    drm kernel errors

    I'm using intel845 vga.After i installed Redhat Linux8.0,the resolution for XWindow is poor.So i installed i830 driver.Now resolution is good.But i'm not able to shift from Xwindows to text mode.when i entered CTRL+ALT+F8,XWindows automatically logged out and i got "drmi830_wait_ring) * Errors* sapce 131048 wanted 131064 ".How can i retrieve this problem.
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    Dolda2000
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    Actually, i845 support in Linux is buggy. There isn't a good driver for it yet. Intel themselves recommend that you use the "vesa" driver instead, so try that.
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