just out of curiosity: does this problem also exist on x86_64 installations or is this a graphic BIOS problem on the ASUS? Are there any BIOS updates available? Is this bug reported to ASUS? I had a problem a few years ago with a BIOS bug on an Asus mb and they needed 'only' 2 month to release a new BIOS. At least I can confirm that I have no such problem with 4GB in my Sony (HD3470 mobility running with F10-x86_64) so as the xorg wiki says it is not likely to be a radeonhd bug. txs, strub --- Victor Rodriguez schrieb am Do, 19.2.2009:

Von: Victor Rodriguez Betreff: [radeonhd] reduce the amount of RAM installed on newer ASUS laptops An: radeonhd@opensuse.org Datum: Donnerstag, 19. Februar 2009, 12:55 hello all,

I've just suscribed myself to this list due to a problem I have with an ATI radeon HD3470, finally I found radeonhd and more precisely the "Known Bugs & Limitations" section which textullay says:

"**Newer ASUS laptops with more than 2GB of memory** ... several reports about getting RadeonHD to work on Linux on ASUS laptops ... --> For now the only work around is to **reduce the amount of RAM installed to 2GB or less**"

I will infinitely appreciate if somebody can give me a hand or some guidance on how to reduce the amount of RAM installed, it's not matter of radeonhd it is more linux usage I think =)

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards, ViK

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2009/2/19 Victor Rodriguez :

..."Known Bugs & Limitations" section which textullay says:

"**Newer ASUS laptops with more than 2GB of memory** ... several reports about getting RadeonHD to work on Linux on ASUS laptops ... --> For now the only work around is to **reduce the amount of RAM installed to 2GB or less**"

First, try doing a BIOS update as suggested. If that doesn't work, the guidance on the wiki refers to having only 2GB of physical memory installed. You need to remove enough RAM modules such that only 2GB of physical memory remain. Consult the relevant manuals for your laptop on how to perform this. Cheers, -- Yang Zhao http://yangman.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: radeonhd+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: radeonhd+help@opensuse.org