X server and resolution

Hey Hawke, dunno if you tried this but I used to have a permedia 2 based
card and I found an X server on VMWare's site that they had written and
found it to be superior to the one that shipped with Xfree. Maybe it will
work for your card.

- Joel
----- Original Message -----
From: Hawke <proudhawk19021@home.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: X server and resolution


> He's got kinda the opposite problem from me. I can get mine to work
> in all modes up to 800x600. However, any attempt to step up to
> 1024x768 crashes the video completely (black screen) and will not restore
> on terminale prompt.
>
> The vid card I am using is a permedia II based Creative labs Graphics
Blaster
> extreeme professional (8 megs onboard ram) Unfortunatelly, creative labs
> still won't support that card in linux (or any of their other products for
that matter)
> and they have told me that internal specs on the cards CPU is NOT
publically
> available. I really wish I had the cash for a better card......
>
> Hawke
>
> Jason wrote:
>
> > John W wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > What Modeline in /etc/XF86Config is currently associated with the
> > 1024x768 mode that you are using? If you can find that modeline and
> > post it to the list, I should be able to make a working modeline for
> > 800x600 from it that will be compatible with your monitor.
> >
> > What is your monitors horizontal & vertical scan bandwidth?
> >
> > The info I am looking for looks something like this (and is in
> > /etc/XF86Config)
> >
> > (yes, a plain S3V card and a Princeton monitor sold as a 1200x1024 max
> > can do a reasonable 1600x1200! 55Hz is a little on the blinky side
> > though.)
> >
>
>
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