Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase? - Includes: How To RTFM :^)

2001-02-19 Thread Martin Albert
On Saturday 17 February 2001 09:33, Anthony Campbell wrote: On 17 Feb 2001, Martin Albert wrote: On Friday 16 February 2001 09:41, Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm currently confused about X-4. I've been keeping up to date You're actually running the old 3.3.6 server, propably you didn't

Re: Xfree86 4.0.2 -Very Low resolution -how to increase?

2001-02-19 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 19 Feb 2001, Martin Albert wrote: YOU're actually RUNning the OLD 3.3.6 server. My driver is xserver-svga 3.3.6X (man dpkg ;-) dpkg -l x\* shows each package installed on your machine whose name starts with x. (the \ before * is an 'escape character' for the shell; says 'don't use

Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase? -SOLVED

2001-02-18 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 18 Feb 2001, Brad Hubbard wrote: Xfree 4.x has TWO config filesunlike the old Xfree 3.x Make sure you are changing both files and not just the old type XFree86.cfg one Took me a while to figure this one out Presumably one is /etc/X11/XF86Config, what's the other one?

Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase?

2001-02-17 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 17 Feb 2001, Martin Albert wrote: On Friday 16 February 2001 09:41, Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm currently confused about X-4. I've been keeping up to date with Testing and now I don't know which version of X I'm running. My driver is xserver-svga 3.3.6X. I tried running xf86config and

Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase?

2001-02-17 Thread Osamu Aoki
I have similar problem on ATI mach64 system. After checking system, I found FB support is enabled only on Matrox system, if you are using default kernel. I recompiled kernel with ATI, VGA, SVGA enabled. Now my boot console screen goes crazy. I am playing with it now. (Teleneting from other

Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase?

2001-02-17 Thread Brad Hubbard
Xfree 4.x has TWO config filesunlike the old Xfree 3.x Make sure you are changing both files and not just the old type XFree86.cfg one Took me a while to figure this one out Presumably one is /etc/X11/XF86Config, what's the other one? Cheers, Brad Congo Systems 12 Northgate

Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase?

2001-02-16 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 16 Feb 2001, Leigh Dyer wrote: On 15 Feb 2001 19:55:06 +1100, hogan wrote: I checked your XFree86 log, and it's telling me that it's treating your card as a generic VGA card, hence the 64K of RAM and 320x240 pixel screen. I'm pretty certain this is because your chipset isn't supported

Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase?

2001-02-16 Thread Martin Albert
On Friday 16 February 2001 09:41, Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm currently confused about X-4. I've been keeping up to date with Testing and now I don't know which version of X I'm running. My driver is xserver-svga 3.3.6X. I tried running xf86config and this generated a XF86Config-4 file which

XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase?

2001-02-15 Thread hogan
Ok.. I've finally got XFree86 4.0.2 to the point where it will go into X :) Only problem - it shows stuff in 320x240 - and only half the screen.. Have attached my config file + log.. Any ideas? It says my card (actually on board S3) isn't supported but that SVGA driver should handle it.. I

Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase?

2001-02-15 Thread Leigh Dyer
On 15 Feb 2001 19:55:06 +1100, hogan wrote: Any ideas? It says my card (actually on board S3) isn't supported but that SVGA driver should handle it.. What S3 card exactly? if you check http://www.xfree86.org/current/Status28.html, you'll find that only the S3 Trio3D, and Virge and Savage

Re: XFree86 4.0.2 - Very low resolution - how to increase?

2001-02-15 Thread Antony Platt
Hogan Xfree 4.x has TWO config filesunlike the old Xfree 3.x Make sure you are changing both files and not just the old type XFree86.cfg one Took me a while to figure this one out Tony Platt Sys Admin Eliza Travel Pty Ltd http://www.elizatravel.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]