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[Adam Hill <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

	Now that I've been able to confirm that grub 1 makes the Intel card work 
with my kernel, I've updated my instructions and rc script for users of the 
fake RAID on the VPC Z to get to a position where they can use either the 
Intel card or the NVidia one. This has a reasonable chance of working with the 
1600x900 panel too, since users of that panel also reported that Grub 1 fixes 
any issues with the Intel card.

	Warnings - The instructions are very much a rush job and not really a 
HOWTO for the un-knowing! There are probably bits left over from previous 
versions which are no longer relevent. There may very well be errors which 
leave your machine unbootable and you'll need to re-install the boot loader or 
whatever. It would be good if someone who knows what they're doing ( in case 
of problems ) with a 1600x900 machine could try this out and give some 
feedback... it would be even better if that person could update my README 
based on their experiences :). Also, the main part now is simply getting grub 
1 to work with fake RAID on the Z... in theory you don't even need my kernel ( 
although you may get loads of hda-intel errors with other kernels. )

	Hopefully, if it works, you end up with a dual boot install whereby the 
Intel card works 100% ( with the NVidia disabled ) and the NVidia card can be 
used if you really want it. If you DON'T install the NVidia drivers, then 
desktop effects also work on the Intel in KDE 4.5, though I think that 
installing the Intel stuff stops that ( they work for the NVidia card though. 
)

	The files, as ever, are in http://www.voip-x.co.uk/files/adam/

Adam.