Asus A7V8X Motherboard Onboard Graphics

[Martin Ewing]

I just fixed this on my A7V8X-MX last night.  You can get a set of updated VIA
video drivers for FC1 at Alan Cox's site http://people.redhat.com/alan/.  You
take his via_dri.so and via_drv.o files and insert them in the "obvious" places.
  Works fine for me, but I don't run games.  You set up XF86Config to use the
"via" driver.

-Martin Ewing

> Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 07:09:10 +0000
> From: Martin Halford <martin.halford at virgin.net>
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Asus A7V8X Motherboard Onboard Graphics
> Reply-To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have built a budget system based on the Asus A7V8X motherboard to try 
> out Fedora Core 1 as a desktop replacement.
> 
> The only problem I have had is with the Via UniChrome KM400 integrated 
> graphics which does not seem to be supported.  Normal displays are fine 
> using a generic VESA driver, but in games (such as Tux Racer or 
> flightgear) it falls over.
> 
> Someone on the Via forum has had a go at trying to adapt RH9 drivers but 
> has failed.
> 
> Drivers:
> 
> http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=296
> 
> Does anyone here have a solution.  Buying a graphics card defeats the 
> object of building what is otherwise a very cheap system, but may be the 
> only option?
> 
> Martin
>