unichrome pro igp 1019:aa51 supported but not detected

For me, the video works fine when I boot to the livecd but then after I install Xubuntu, the X server puts me into "low graphics" mode.

lspci-
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UniChrome Pro IGP (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

Everex C7-D machine

current xorg.conf
shannon@xubuntu-evrx:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver "kbd"
        Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Monitor "Configured Monitor"
 Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
 Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection
shannon@xubuntu-evrx:~$

Could you provide the xorg.conf example that makes this work for you? Thanks!

Shannon VanWagner
http://healthysystem.blogspot.com

The only thing you need to add is a single line in the Device section (right there under 'Section "Device"'):

 Driver "openchrome"

Now restart gdm. :-)

Jeff, that works great. Sweet!

~~~~~~section of xorg.conf changed as mentioned~~~~~~~

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

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks for passing that along!

Cheers
http://shannonvanwagner.com
Shannon V.

Hi Jeff, if you manually add the PCI ID to openchrome.ids, is that sufficient to make it autodetect?

1019:aa51 is a subsystem pci id, not a chip pci id. The chip pci id for this is 1106:3344, which is already listed in openchrome.ids.

    {"PCChips V21G", VIA_VM800, 0x1019, 0xAA51, VIA_DEVICE_CRT},

If it still isn't working for you in intrepid, please feel free to reopen, and explain in more detail (and include your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file and the output from lspci -vvnn).

This fix worked for my VIA K8M800/K8N800/K8N800A as well. Thanks a lot, Jeff!

Hardy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the Hardy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".