The setting is just not available.Distros like Mandrake or Red Hat during test the screen just blinked and never displayed an image. I have 640x480 and 1024x768 the latter is just too small and vice versa. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason" To: Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 12:51 PM Subject: Re: X server and resolution > john w wrote: > > I am running Debian 2.2 and have a diamond stealthe 2000 pro 3D with > > 2MB ram on the card. I use the S3 Virge accelerated server. No clock > > settings are detected. Iam not able to find an 800x600 rtesolution that > > is functional with my hardware. > > I input the sync rates manually as their is no match for my monitor. > > I am not a gamer and was curious if using an svga server as opposed to > > the accelerated server would maybe accomplish an 800x600 resolution. Not > > that one could game on my vid card anyway. The same has been true in > > RH6.2 and Mandrake 7.1 using the same configuration. Help greatly > > appreciated! > > I have a lot of experience tweaking /etc/XF86Config manually. With > XFree, you can have literally ANY resolution you want, within > reasonable limits. I am also using the S3V server at the moment, > albeit with an S3V card. The main drawback to odd resolutions is that > in some cases, acceleration must be disabled as the card must use the > next largest size for accelerator functions. > > Learning to write your own Modelines is a pain in the butt, but its > worth it, because it means you'll always be able to get the maximum > your card and monitor can offer you as a pair. > > What happens when you try to get a 800x600 resolution to work? Loss of > sync (monitor cant keep up), X doesnt allow it (settings arent > present) or nothing but black (X tries, but video card cant support > that speed of dotclock?)?? > > -- > jkenner @ mindspring . com__ > I Support Linux: _> _ _ |_ _ _ _| > Working Together To <__(_||_)| )| `(_|(_)(_| > To Build A Better Future. | > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >