Graphics don't load properly from live CD
When I boot from the live CD the graphics load as if my resolution is not supported. I cannot read a thing and I cannot see my cursor. I kind of just get random shades of blue with a hint that a dialog box might be in the right side of the screen. I'm dual booting Windows XP and Ubuntu 9.10 right now. Running "dxdiag" on Windows returns:
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Display Devices
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Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A02&SUBSYS_14E21043&REV_03
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: igxprd32.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4864 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/24/2007 04:22:52, 57344 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: igxpmp32.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/24/2007 04:22:56, 5776928 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6942-11CF-F360-E834A2C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x2A02
SubSys ID: 0x14E21043
Revision ID: 0x0003
Revision ID: 0x0003
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run
Any known solution?
Comments
Re: Graphics don't load properly from live CD
There is something strange about that chipset/driver. I have one on a Lenovo G400 / 3000. Works fine with the 1280x800 built-in LCD screen, same visual 'noise' you report if I try to use an external Philips 200WS native 1680x1050. Not limited to Haiku - same thing happens in Xorg on OpenBSD 4.6 and NetBSD 5.1.1
Yet the same screen works OK with the same OS'en (and many more...) if run from the embedded S3 Unichrome off a VIA C7 mobo. And that combination is hardly a great example itself - but at least it works.
The culprit seems to be paying heed to the chipset's reported capability, but not as much to those reported by the monitor, as in each case it has set too high a refresh rate.
Easily fixed with a line in /etc/X11/xorg.conf - but I am not sure where the Haiku equivalent is to be found... nor what one could do - other than 'safe' mode - if limited to live cd.
Re: Graphics don't load properly from live CD
Yes, try the fail-safe video mode.
You can find out how to use it here: http://www.haiku-os.org/docs/userguide/en/bootloader.html
Re: Graphics don't load properly from live CD
Awesome thanks for the help, right now I have it running in a VM.
Edit: Safe graphics solved the issue