Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:17:21 -0400 (EDT) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: Chip Wiegand <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: "freebsd-chat@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: xfree question not answered on the xfree lists, maybe here? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0210241015580.21359-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <20021024064116.13b6b2bf.chip@wiegand.org>
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On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Chip Wiegand wrote: <snip> > When I start X it starts okay except it will only run in 4 bit mode. > Even when I try to force it to 16 bit at the startx prompt, it will > default to 4. I tried to comment out the 4bit subsection the XFree will > only complain that it's not there and fail to load. I know the video > card and monitor will do 16 bit and 1024x768, it was on the previous > install, and the box dual-boots win2000, which is using that config. I > noticed there are no lines for modes in the screens subsections, so I > added one to the 16bit subsection, it only breaks X again. I've included > the XFree86Config at the bottom of this message. > Hopefully someone will be able to help me here. :) > Regards, > Chip W > > ------ > XFree86Config > ------ <snip> > Section "Device" > ### Available Driver options are:- > ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", > ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" > ### [arg]: arg optional > #Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>] > #Option "VGAClocks" # [<bool>] > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "vga" > VendorName "SiS" > BoardName "630" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > EndSection > You're using the VGA driver. I believe that;s limited to 4-bit color. If that's the only driver which will work with that card, you're stuck. Fine in terminal mode, though. # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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