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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA1392 ; Tue, 23 Feb 93 14:39:01 EST Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:11261 comp.windows.x.i386unix:523 comp.windows.x:50263 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.windows.x Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!metro!news From: dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes) Subject: Re: 1280 * 1024 on XFree86? Message-ID: <1993Feb17.120558.885@ucc.su.OZ.AU> Sender: news@ucc.su.OZ.AU Nntp-Posting-Host: physics.su.oz.au Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia References: <1993Feb16.205225.2553@usasoc.soc.mil> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1993 12:05:58 GMT Lines: 29 In article <1993Feb16.205225.2553@usasoc.soc.mil> ted@usasoc.soc.mil (Mr. Ted Nolan) writes: >Hello folks, > >Well I see the latest XFree86 is out, but after reading the announcement, >I've still got a few questions. My problem is that I'm not intimately >familiar with PC video hardware, so the listing of what chipsets are >supported doesn't tell me too much (and if I look in _Computer Shopper_, >or some other mag, I'll be lucky if they mention the chipset at all). > >Simple question: Are there any boards (manufacturer and model please!) >that work with XFree86 on 386BSD that will give you a decent, non interlaced, >low flicker at 1024*1280 on a 17-21" monitor (models here would be nice too!) None of the chipsets currently supported by XFree86 can address more than 1MB of video memory, so resolutions higher than about 1152x900 are not possible with the colour server. The monochrome server will support 1280x1024 providing the card has more than 512KB of video memory. > Ted Nolan > ted@usasoc.soc.mil David -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Dawes <dawes@physics.su.oz.au> DoD#210 | Phone: +61 2 692 2639 School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia | Fax: +61 2 660 2903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I was so satisfied, deep down inside, like a hand in a velvet glove -- AC/DC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------