On 30-May-2001 Branden Robinson wrote: > On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 04:43:01PM +0200, morten wrote: >> I'm starting to wonder whether or not it was a good idea to install the >> xf86_fbdev in my 7200/75. It works, but it seems kind of slow and I don't >> suceed in enhancing the resolution nor the color depth from 640x480 8 bpp. >> the reason I chose it was that in the boot-sequence it autodetects the >> graphics >> card as a platinum framebuffer device. >> What are you using? > > My 7200/90 only came with 1MB of onboard framebuffer memory. That limits > your resolution+color depth pretty severely. > > 640x480x8bpp 300kB > 640x480x16bpp 600kB > 640x480x32bpp 1.2MB > > 800x600x8bpp 469kB > 800x600x16bpp 938kB > 800x600x32bpp 1.9MB > > I bought a 1MB stick of VRAM so I could get 800x600 with 24-bit color > depth. 800x600 16 bpp would be just fine. I have tried to add a modes "800x600" line in XF86config, but that was definetly not the way to do it. On my laptop I have a graphic card which is not entirely compatible with xfree so I have played around with XF86config a million time - so it surprises me that I find it difficult. And I can't find Xconfigurator for debian ppc (might be because of my ineptitude with the apt-system) could you send me the corresponding section from your XF86conf? - please
> > And, yes, it will be slow. The 3.x FBDev server had no acceleration. When I get it working I will try to install xfree 4.0.x - but I have other things on my mind rigth now - like finding a browser that is not mozilla and figuring out hiw to add an apt-site. ---------------------------------- E-Mail: morten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 30-May-2001 Time: 21:53:21 Currently working hard for the LAI at INSA-lyon ----------------------------------
