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    i845GV Graphics on IIrc.

    I just installed IIrc on my Dell Dimension 2400 desktop. Everything seems to be working well except for my graphics card. I can only use 640 x 480 graphics (it's the only option given me in system settings and krandr). Can somebody please tell me how to fix this?

    Peace, respect and thanks...
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    Re: i845GV Graphics on IIrc.

    I'm guess you need to review this one:

    http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3098015.0

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      Re: i845GV Graphics on IIrc.

      Thanks for the lead dibl. However, I don't think the link you provided is the same issue. I get no flicker. My display is fine except for the fact that the only option for display settings I have is 640 x 480. I normally use a setting of 1280 x 1024. After the installation of IIrc, I don't have the option of changing my display settings to my preferred setting.
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        Re: i845GV Graphics on IIrc.

        This is what my xorg.conf file looks like. It doesn't look right to me (vesa?) but I don't know what it should look like. Suggestions?

        Section "Device"
        Identifier "Configured Video Device"
        Driver "vesa"
        EndSection

        Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Configured Monitor"
        EndSection

        Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Monitor "Configured Monitor"
        Device "Configured Video Device"
        EndSection
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          Re: i845GV Graphics on IIrc.

          It's supposed to autoconfig. Try changing "vesa" to "intel" and restarting the xserver (ctrl+alt+backspace) or just rebooting.
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            Re: i845GV Graphics on IIrc.

            Here's a temporary work-a-round that was pointed out to me at http://www.kubuntuway.net/:

            http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=939904
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              Re: i845GV Graphics on IIrc.

              I found a new fix to the i845 video card problem.

              Based on a posting in the Fedora Forums, I installed Kubuntu 8.10 in safe mode, then edited the appropriate section of my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file from this:

              Section "Device"

              Identifier "Videocard0"
              Driver "vesa"
              To this:

              Section "Device"

              Identifier "Videocard0"
              Driver "intel"
              Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"
              For the first time since Intrepid came out, I am able to use the full range of color and screen settings and use the desktop effects fully and without error.

              Hope this is helpful to someone else.

              Fedora Forums link: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=207320
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