On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 03:44, Paul F. Pearson wrote: > On 9 Jan 2002, Michel [ISO-8859-1] Dänzer wrote: > > > On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 03:25, Paul F. Pearson wrote: > > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Paul F. Pearson wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 07:38:48PM -0600, Paul F. Pearson wrote: > > > > > > I installed Woody on my Powermac 7500 at work. In trying to > > > > > > configure > > > > > > XF86, I'm having trouble finding a chipset to use. I tried scouring > > > > > > the > > > > > > 'net (including the archives for this list) and can't find what > > > > > > settings > > > > > > to use. Will I have to step back to XF863? Will that be difficult? > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd be interested in hearing other's stories (and solutions!) > > > > > > concerning > > > > > > this. > > > > > > > > > > Use the "fbdev" driver. > > > > > > > > When I tried that one, all I could get was 640x480. I got a message > > > > saying > > > > that 1024x768 wouldn't work (shouldn't it?), and 800x600 lookes > > > > "screwy". > > > > > > Update: When I change to a bit depth of 16, I can do 1024x768 (at 24 bits, > > > I actually had a virtual desktop of 800x600). > > > > > > Actually, the log output says "Virtual size is 1024x768". How can I get > > > that to an *actual* size? I get a true 1024x768 in the Mac OS. > > > > With 'millions of colors'? ;) > > Actaully, 'thousands of colors'.
Which would be depth 15. > > What does the log say why 1024x768 is rejected? > > I think I was unclear. As of now (using fbdev driver, bit depth of 16), > 1024x768 is not being rejected. It says that 1024x768 mode is ok (as well > as the other lower resolutions). I just get a message that says "virtual > size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)" But it was rejected for depth 24, and we know why now: > BTW, the log also shows that I have 2047k of video mem. which is of course too little for 1024x768 in depth 24. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
