On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Håkon Alstadheim <hakon@alstadheim.priv.no> wrote:

Den 24. aug. 2010 04:27, skrev Kevin O'Gorman:

I had to replace an 4:3 Westinghouse monitor this weekend.  I got a new ASUS VH242H, which is very wide.  But Xorg is still running 1280x1024, instead of the monitor's normal 1920x1080, according to xorg logs because of lack of video memory (using the ATI on the motherboard).  I can make the screen use a 4:3 aspect ratio, so I'm up and running, much better than I started, but I'd like to do better.

I guess I've gotta look for a video card, but all I have is PCIX slots, so I don't want to put a lot of money into it (I'll be upgrading the mobo when finances permit -- which is not right now.)

Just did a cursory read of the entire thread here. I notice the card is on the mobo, did you try to see if there is a BIOS setting to increase the amount of video RAM? I.e enter BIOS setup during boot, and look around in the chip setup.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.   Be right back.