Replying to myself,
> vesabios0 at mainbus0: version 2.0, NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV
> vesabios0: VESA mode 0118: attributes 009f, 1024x768 24bbp Direct Color
> vga0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Neomagic Magicgraph NM2200" rev 0x20, vesafb
>
> Do these messages mean that my graphic chip is actually
> capable of a "1024x768 24bbp" display?
>
> Dell says that the (LCD) monitor cannot do more than 800x600 (
> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/Systems/latls/en/ug/specs.htm
> ) and that's the most I was able to get from it, using either
> Driver "neomagic" or Driver "vesa" in xorg.conf.
>
> If the graphics chip can do 1024x768, is it the case that the
> _monitor_ cannot do that? Is the maximal resolution a property
> of the graphics chip or the monitor?
>
> If the graphics chip can not do 1024x768, what does the
> VESA line above really say?
does the above mean that the graphic chip is capable of providing the
"scrollable" 1024x768 display, of which only 800x600 window is visible,
because the monitor cannot show more?
Thanks
Jan
