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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #68607
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 68607

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Mark (mark-k) wrote :

I have a machine which uses i810 video. I set the VideoRam parameter to 16384 and the X screen depth to 16 bits by editing xorg.conf and that allowed me to enable DRI.

To make doing that easier, the "Screens and Graphics" applet should be modified to allow the user to set the screen depth (and possibly VideoRam parameter too). Editing xorg.conf is not very user-friendly. Plus it's a real hassle to switch between 16- and 24-bit.

Apart from DRI, there are other reasons for wanting a 16-bit desktop. It is faster and uses less memory bandwidth. i810 systems are memory-bandwidth-constrained anyway, so reducing bandwidth helps overall system speed.