Re: X startup problem

[Nicolas Joly <njoly%pasteur.fr@localhost>]

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:46:42AM -0700, Paul Goyette wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2009, Nicolas Joly wrote:
> 
> >>Section "Device"
> >>    Identifier  "ATI HD 4350"
> >>    Driver      "radeon"
> >>    BusID       "PCI:2:0:0"
> >>    VideoRam    524288
> >>    # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
> >>EndSection
> >
> >The problem comes from the BusID definition which changed
> >recently. Comment this line and try again ... The X server should do
> >the right thing.
> 
> OK, I removed the BusID line, and it now it complains about not being 
> able to map things correctly...
[...]
> (II) RADEON(0): Detected total video RAM=524288K, accessible=262144K (PCI 
> BAR=262144K)
> (II) RADEON(0): Video RAM override, using 524288 kB instead of 262144 kB
> (**) RADEON(0): Mapped VideoRAM: 524288 kByte (128 bit DDR SDRAM)
[...]
> (II) RADEON(0): RADEONScreenInit d0000000 0 0
> (EE) RADEON(0): Unable to map FB aperture. Argument list too long (7)
> 
> Fatal server error:
> AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0

I'm just guessing there (i don't even have a radeon card), but can you
try with a lower VideoRam value ?

-- 
Nicolas Joly

Biological Software and Databanks.
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