> MD> The depth in X is independent from the one in console (at > MD> least if the fbdev can change modes, which seems to be the > MD> case with yours). Have you tried depth 8 in console? This is > MD> recommended, as the console has only 16 colors anyway. > > I tried this, and, yes, the cursor magically appears again!
Great. > Am I right in thinking that you're saying I should set the depth > using fbset to some lower resolution (namely 8) and then set the > depth in XF86Config to 16 or 32? Or am I missing something? No, that's exactly the Right Thing (TM) to do IMHO. > MD> As your fbdev seems to support mode changes, you can use > MD> custom modes in your XF86Config. fbset -x gives you a mode > MD> definition which you can insert directly into that file. > Me> Aha. That's neat. I'll try that and see if it helps. > > MD> It would make X resolution independent from console > MD> resolution as well. > > [doubts about this working] > > Any modes I set up (using fbset to change the mode, and then fbset > -x to generate the XF86Config entry) are rejected by the X server. > [...] > > Here's my /etc/X11/XF86Config file. > [...] > > Section "Monitor" > [...] > HorizSync 30.0-65.0 > [...] > VertRefresh 50.0-90.0 Do these values match your monitor? > [lots of modes...] > Mode "1024x768" > # D: 78.746 MHz, H: 60.020 kHz, V: 75.025 Hz > DotClock 78.747 > HTimings 1024 1056 1152 1312 > VTimings 768 769 772 800 > Flags "+HSync" "+VSync" > EndMode Oops - I deleted to much of your text. IIRC this mode was obtained by 'fbset -x 1024x768-100', right? Here it says 75 Hz vertical refresh rate... 100 Hz would exceed the 90 specified as the monitor's maximum, thus letting this mode be rejected. > Mode "1152x870" > # D: 100.000 MHz, H: 68.681 kHz, V: 75.062 Hz > DotClock 100.001 > HTimings 1152 1200 1328 1456 > VTimings 870 873 876 915 > Flags "+HSync" "+VSync" > EndMode Here th 68.681 kHz horizontal refresh rate exceed the 65 specified as your monitor's max. As these modes work in console, you probably have to adjust the monitor settings. > [...] > Section "Screen" > Driver "FBDev" > Device "platinum" > Monitor "PDL Pivot 1700" > SubSection "Display" > Modes "default" > Depth 16 > EndSubSection And you'll have to add the modes here so they actually get used... Michel
