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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-3.sprintlink.net!gol2!pinboard.com!kurt Subject: Xfre86 on a VGA monit Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc From: kurt@pinboard.com Date: Sun, 25 Aug 96 00:06:57 JST Message-ID: <84732206501@pinboard.com> Organization: PINBOARD - it's where you go for e-mail solutions Lines: 25 --- Subj: Xfre86 on a VGA monitor --- Ac> i have a trident svga video card, but an old crappy vga monitor. the Ac> problem is that X is linked to XF86_SVGA, not XF86_VGA_16. actually, Ac> the problem is that XF866_VGA_16 doesnt even appear in /usr/X11R6/bin. Ac> any tips on what im not doing properly, or what i need to do? xinit Ac> knows whats up, and wont startup the svga version. Isn't is XF86_VGA16 ? I have exactly the reverse problem. A trident SVGA card and a monitor that is capable enough. But if I link X to XF86_SVGA I get an error when starting X, saying I have not enough memory for the resolution. Linking XF86_VGA16 works fine, but I can't run Netscape properly. Any solution to this? Kurt ... Kurt@pinboard.com * 24 Aug 96 09:48:29 (JST) * http://www.pinboard.com