Thanks! That got it! But my graphics still don't look as good as I
expected. I selected 24bit color and 800x600 and graphics still have
speckled color. I thought 24bit was supposed to be "True Color"!
Jeremy
-----Original Message-----
From: Guillermo Belli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, September 19, 1999 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Video Config in Linux *Help!*
>You are still at 640x480 8bpp because you are probably using the vga16
server,
>not the XBF_i740 server. To solve this, go to /usr/X11R6/bin and make a
>symbolic link to the XBF_i740 file as follows:
>
>cd /usr/X11R6/bin
>ln -s XBF_i740 XF86_SVGA
>
>Then run Xconfigurator and select unlisted card, select SVGA server, select
the
>proper settings for your monitor, and answer "don't probe" when it appears.
>Then you'll be asked for the video ram, my Stealth II G460 has 8mb, you
specify
>what's right for your card. After that select "No clockchip", "skip" probe,
and
>finally select your desired resolution and color depth. It's recommended
that
>you select only the resolution you want to work with, and not the lower
ones.
>After that just say "ok" and you're done!
>
>El 18 sep 1999, escribiste:
>> OK, now that I have installed the i740 xserver and rerun xf86config, what
>> good is it? My system is still loading the generic VGA dirver at
640x480.
>> I've managed to figure out how to comment out the annoying virtual
desktop
>> settings in the config file, but I need to know how I can force the
system
>> to load up the accellerated driver in something other than 640x480 screen
>> resolution and (hopefully) something a bit sharper looking than level 8
>> color depth. I've tried the Control>Alt>+ and Control>Alt>- thing
mentioned
>> in the xfree86 FAQ, and nothing happens.
>>
>> Any suggestions are appreciated.
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Saturday, September 18, 1999 3:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: [newbie] Video Config in Linux *Help!*
>>
>>
>> >I use the one supplied on the Mandrake 6.0 Cd and it works fine.
>> >There is a readme file in the same directory that tells you exactly how
to
>> >set this up, just make sure you use the instructions for redhat systems
5.0
>> >and above, not the 4.0 instructions. Also note that the created
XF86config
>> >file will placed under /etc/ not /etc/X11.
>> >
>> >Have Fun,
>> >Ben
