Re: Using 1280x1024 resolution with Matrox 2164W

[Clement]

boo wrote:
Clement <clement <at> ans.com.au> writes:
 

I can only bring up 800x600 screen on this card.  Using W2k on the same 
machine, I can display 1280x1024  <at> 85Hz.  Do you know why XFree86 does 
not allow this to happen?  Below is the setting in XF86Config-4.  The 
machine itself is P4-2.4GHz w 1GB RAM.  Debain Sarge installed with the 
stock Kernel 2.6.6, apt-update/upgraded.
   

man mga:
      The  driver will auto-detect the amount of video memory present for all
      chips except the Millennium II.  In the Millennium II case it  defaults
      to 4096 kBytes.  When using a Millennium II, the actual amount of video
      memory should be specified with a VideoRam entry  in  the  config  file
      "Device" section.
Yes, the default video memory size of 4MB is correct.  The interesting 
thing is, in MS Windows 2000, this 4MB allows me to display 1280x1024 
with 24 bit colours.  In Debian, I can only get 1280x1024 at 16 bit colours.

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Regards,
Clement
(*At the end, 16-bit or 24-bit do not mean too much to me.  Getting 1280x1024 made me 
very happy already. 8-() )

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