Jeremy Kersenbrock wrote:
>
> 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"!
Try starting X with the command 'startx -- -bpp 24' and see if color
looks better.
> -----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
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