On 9 Jan 2002, Michel [ISO-8859-1] Dänzer wrote: > 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.
Also depth 16. 2^16 = 65,535; or, am I missing some fundamental thing about bit depth. > > > 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. Yeah, if I'd stopped to do the math, I would've figured that out before bugging everyone :-) I think I've figured out why I'm now getting a "virtual size" - it happens after "checking the monitor" or something like that. I didn't really give anything specific for my monitor. I'll try to figure out good setting for my monitor, and see if that clears things up. -- Paul F. Pearson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://home.hiwaay.net/~ppearson/ "Lord heal our land. Father heal our land. Hear our cry and turn our nation back to You" - Heal Our Land, _Magnify The Lord_ (Integrity Music)
