On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 05:19:41PM +0200, Vinai Kopp wrote: > On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 07:37:08AM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 11:47:18AM +0200, Vinai Kopp wrote: > > > > > > Now, would it be possible to specify this: > > > > > > video=imsttfb:vmode:?,cmode:24 > > > > > > And what vmode would/could I specify? > > > I am guessing this on what I read in the bootpromt howto and in > > > imsttfb.c, but I could likely be dreadfully wrong. Any pointers in the > > > right directions are very appreciated! > > > > This is the 9600, right? According to macframebuffer.html which I > > downloaded from somewhere, that should be and ATI Mach64 (you could > > verify with cat /proc/pci). So then you should be using atyfb, not > > imsttfb: > > Yes, this is the 9600/300 - great you remembered it :) > > So I guess it is a imstty, isn't it? >
Looks like... > > SYNTAX > > > > video=xxxxx:vmode:vv,cmode:cc r > > > > where xxxxx should be replaced with something appropriate for the frame > > buffer > > of your video card or built-in video chipset, vv and cc should be replaced > > with > > a vmode and cmode, respectively, that are supported by your monitor. r is > > optional, and can be replaced with an appropriate run-level. See below for > > examples of these values. > > This list is wonderfull. Thanks! This was listed under atyfb. So it probably won't be quite the same. > > VMODE > > > > vmode refers to both the screen size in pixels (horizontal x vertical) and > > the > > refresh rate (in Hz). > > > > vmode size(pixels) refresh notes > > ----- ------------ ------- ----- > > 1 512 x 384 60 Hz Interlaced NTSC > > 2 512 x 384 60 Hz > > 3 640 x 480 50 Hz Interlaced PAL > > 4 640 x 480 60 Hz Interlaced NTSC > > 5 640 x 480 60 Hz > > 6 640 x 480 67 Hz > > 7 640 x 870 75 Hz Portrait > > 8 768 x 576 50 Hz Interlaced PAL > > 9 800 x 600 56 Hz > > 10 800 x 600 60 Hz > > 11 800 x 600 72 Hz > > 12 800 x 600 75 Hz > > 13 832 x 624 75 Hz > > 14 1024 x 768 60 Hz > > 15 1024 x 768 72 Hz > > 16 1024 x 768 75 Hz > > 17 1024 x 768 75 Hz > > 18 1152 x 870 75 Hz > > 19 1280 x 960 75 Hz > > 20 1280 x 1024 75 Hz > > > > > > CMODE > > > > cmode refers to the bit depth and will be either 8, 16, 24, or 32 (though 24 > > and 32 might actually produce the same result). To convert bit depth into > > number of colors simply find 2^(bit depth). So an 8-bit display will have > > 2^8 > > or 256 colors, while a 24-bit display will have 2^24 or 16,777,216 colors > > (millions of colors). > > > > This document is: <a > > href="http://www.jonh.net/cgi-bin/lppcfom/fom?file=1043">http://www.jonh.net/cgi-bin/lppcfom/fom?file=1043</a> > > I'll try out the parameters tonight! > > Thanks, > -- > Vinai > Registered Linux User #280755, Debian GNU/Linux http://counter.li.org/ > Secure eMail with gnupg http://www.gnupg.org/ -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual> | | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) | *----------------------------------------------------------------*