ATI RADEON Xpress 200 mobo/video card problems

[Jimmie Houchin]

BBBB wrote:
>>I have a laptop with that chip. In order for X to not crash on startup I
>>had to edit my xorg.conf file. Here is my edit.
>>
>>I had to edit the "Device" section and add the Option "NoAccel"
>>
>>Section "Device"
>>Identifier   "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Xpress 200M (RS480)"
>>Driver       "ati"
>>BusID        "PCI:1:5:0"
>>Option       "NoAccel"
>>EndSection
> 
> 
> I have this chip in my HP laptop.
> Are you able to get 1280 dpi or Open GL with this configuration?
> 
> I'm stuck at non-native 1024

I have 1280x800 as my screen settings. It is what X defaulted to on install.

I don't know that I've ever used OpenGL, but from a brief poking around
I don't think it is native or optimized. I can run glxgears but it isn't
smooth or fast. glxheads is not to bad, but still doesn't look too
speedy. glxdemo fails to run at all. It starts up but then sits.

I have been able to do anything that I normally do so I haven't made any
efforts to install any of the newer ATI drivers I've seen mentioned
either here or on ubuntuforums.org .

Sorry I can't be of more help.

Jimmie