Jurjen Oskam wrote:
>
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]:
> Unknown device 6306 (rev a2)
>
> This device uses system memory for video purposes.
>
> Memory: 28336k/30720k available (1236k kernel code, 408k reserved,
> 680k data, 60k init, 0k bigmem)
>
> I have a 32 MB DIMM in there. Since that machine is a server, I really
> don't need the video. Is there a way to disable that video card and
> reclaim that RAM for 'normal' use? Or to let it use only a tiny amount
> and just use textmode?
>
> In the BIOS it's possible to select the amount of RAM that the video
> chip takes. 2MB is the lowest setting.
>
> If more info about the machine is needed, I'd be happy to supply it.
> --
> Jurjen Oskam * ICQ 11573303 * http://www.stupendous.org/ for PGP key
> assassinate nuclear iraq clinton kill bomb USA eta ira cia fbi nsa kill
> president wall street ruin economy disrupt phonenetwork atomic bomb sarin
> nerve gas bin laden military -*- DVD Decryption at www.stupendous.org -*-
Some of those video chipsets can be disabled by moving your DIMM to
another slot and inserting a standard video card in a PCI or (ick) ISA
slot.
Chris Kloiber
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Apr 07 2000 - 21:00:13 EST