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- From: c60c-2gf@web-4g.berkeley.edu ()
- Subject: Video with X386
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.003708.20694@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:37:08 GMT
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- I don't like cluttering the net with questions that I know have been asked,
- and probably answered (in email, since I have seen not responses).
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- I have a Paradise VGA card expanded up to 512k (its kinda old).
- It seems I am fortunate in some repsects that I have loaded X in both
- 800x600 mono, and 640x480 color.
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- Am I right in believing there are two different binary X files for this?
- Because in order to switch between the two, I've not only been editing
- my Xconfig, but rename my X file as well.
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- The Bad Part.... It was sheer luck that I got it to work (okay, maybe not
- all luck) by copying the VESA clock values in the sample Xconfig, editing
- the clock values to match the DB, getting rid of duplicate values, etc. This
- took quite a bit of tinkering, and I don't quite understand all of
- what I did!!!
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- SO, my main question, besides where to find a FAQ devoted entirely to
- setting up Xconfig,
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- Can I run X in 800x600x16, or even 1024x7?? mono? Is there any support
- for 512k cards, or is it basically you have 1024k, or you are stuck with
- generic VGA.
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- One last question about video. What determines how much memory you have
- available for virtual screens, your video card or your computers memory?
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- Thanks for any help, and patience with novice users :)
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- -David Simpson
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