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Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-openchrome

ok so, for the longest time, via hadn't released any drivers, thus, the
openchrome project was started... well, thats not what i'm here for,
originally, i found out when via released the UBUNTU 7.10 drivers for my
cn700 model s3 unichrome pro IGP... but they were not compatible with
ubuntu 8.04 or ubuntu 8.10, which really bothered me...

so finally the other day, i check if they've updated them by chance... 
and they have! finally i think, i've got a breakthrough for linux on this laptop! (gateway mx3210 craptop) anyway... i dont run windoze anymore. i run purely ubuntu 8.10 right now... with this video card, by default, it works with glx gears nice and fast but... 
it has some issue i guess with the videoram and stuff, and doesnt do 3d, but... so that leads to having flash enabled being instable, aswell as, it shuts right off the same when i stream webcam on aMSN aswell! youtube will kill it if flash is enabled, and well.. 

i really really really want to get this thing working fully... i got the
official, proper 2d and 3d driver for this chipset, and this version of
ubuntu (intrepid ibex) yet... when i follow the install instructions, it
screws up upon restart, and i have to uninstall it, and re-hack my
xorg.conf to work with the damn display resolution (1280x768) i'd really
LOVE to know why... and I'd really love the solution to my problem....
they've released it, yet it doesnt seem to work for me, can anyone help?

upon restart after installing the official driver it is black screen with X cursor and then the grey window in the center pops up saying, it was unable to detect my video card/display/etc and, i need to reconfigure my graphics... then i have to fix it all back to how it is now, and then... GRRR i just want things to work, and my computer not to shut off all the time... like, how come its screwing up, its the right driver, for this version... i dont get it... 
what am i missing? anyone know?

** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-openchrome (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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cannot get official via driver for s3 unichrome pro cn700 for ubuntu 8.10 intrepid to work with it!
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/394489
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