What is the proprietry driver for VIA PM800 graphics card? How can i enable Unichrome driver for this card?

Asked by pepperblue

Can you please tell me what is the proprietry driver for VIA PM800 graphics chipset? I installed an unichrome driver named xserver-xorg-video-openchrome_0.2.903+svn758-0ubuntu1_i386.deb, but it does not seem to get enabled. what should i do for enabling it? My xorg.conf is attatched..

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# 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.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# 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 "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
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how can i solve this problem?

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Brendan Long (korin43) said :
#1

What problem are you having? Is nothing showing up on your screen? Is it not displaying correctly somehow?

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pepperblue (ayashif) said :
#2

I nned ot improve my visual effects. And because my video card is not being enabled, i cant do that. I am searching for a solution for a long time. and i at last got 'openchrome' driver and installed it. but it is not getting enabled. and see my xorg.conf file, nothing has got on it. Am using Intel pentium 4 processor, having VIA graphics card.

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Best Brendan Long (korin43) said :
#3

The openchrome driver should come with Ubuntu now (according to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenChrome). From what I've read, compiz doesn't work with openchrome drivers..

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pepperblue (ayashif) said :
#4

Thanks Brendan Long, that solved my question.