Return to BSD News archive
Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:7028 comp.os.linux:13556 comp.os.minix:20721 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux,comp.os.minix Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!aio!zaphod!mancus From: mancus@zaphod.jsc.nasa.gov (Keith Mancus/MDSSC) Subject: Re: X11r5 on ANY VGA 386 < 2.3M Message-ID: <1992Oct23.164126.29760@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> Followup-To: comp.os.linux Sender: news@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (USENET News System) Organization: nasa-jsc References: <1992Oct23.135627.5075@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 16:41:26 GMT Lines: 31 In article <1992Oct23.135627.5075@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) writes: >I have reasonable confidence that XFree86, the X11r5 version for 386 >machines can run on most VGA cards. > The colour version of the server only supports selected vga cards >namely: >[list deleted] >I've supplied a generic Xconfig that can cater for all cards by using the >default clock of 25Mhz for 640X480 and 36Mhz for 800X600 . Your whole article references only 640x480 and 800x600. I want to run a full SVGA 1024x768 in 256 colors. I have seen references to 1024x768 by other posters, but between fried monitors and just plain 'it didn't work' comments, I am confused. I am looking to buy a 486 system in the near future, and I want to run Linux on it (among other things). I insist on 1024x768. What cards does everyone recommend? I don't mind paying a little more for the card if it's likely to be compatible with more software (i.e., ATI, Orchid, etc.) If anyone has come up with a list of cards that support these hi-res color modes under Linux XFree86, please post it. (And the Xconfig settings to use them wouldn't hurt either.) -- | Keith Mancus <mancus@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov> | | N5WVR | | "If I owned Texas and I owned Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live | | in Hell." -General Sheridan |