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Edwin Kalfahs wrote:

> It is time to get an upgrade card for your Linux box.
>
> ...Seeing that you are using a Cirrus Logic chipset, it is likely that you
> can only see 256 colors, rather than millions.  The video memory is also
> not enough to support a reasonable frame rate.  You should have at LEAST 2
> MB dedicated to frame buffering, and another 2 MB dedicated to color
> conversion.  Also, older cards, such as Opti cards, for example, which
> only come with 1 MB of video memory in the 930 series, have too slow of
> memory to deal with the video processing, despite if you had 4 MB of the
> old VRAM on the card, instead of two.  In other words, more memory is not
> the solution, unless it is a faster type of memory.  I have Rambus memory
> on mine, which is among the fastest that you can find, but I am plagued
> with the 356 color dilemma, because I have Cirrus Logic 5464 chipset.  It
> is time now to move to the unreplacable Diamond Stealth series, such as
> the new generation of Diamond cards.
>
> Have fun, and spend more money!  Even Creative Labs carries its own
> leprechauns, despite its excellent reputation in audio signal
> processors--pardon the Irish humor.  The AWE64 is Gold in audio, but
> Creative Labs gets tin in the video market, concerning the Linux support.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Win
>
> kalfahs@phys-next1.physics.wisc.edu
>
>  On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Scott wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 25 NOV 1997 18:49:20 +1100 > From: Scott
> <scooter2@geocities.com> > Newgroups: alt.linux, alt.os.linux,
> aus.computers.linux, > comp.os.linux.setup > Subject: XWindows Help !!  >
> > I have just set up a Lunux system using the slackware distribution.  I >
> installed the packages for the X windows system and I have run the >
> configuration utility.  When i type in startx, it comes up with the >
> following message; > > FATAL SERVER ERROR > NO VALID MODES FOUND > GIVING
> UP > > XINIT: CONNECTION REFUSED (ERRNO 111) :UNABLE TO CONNECT TO X
> SERVER > XINIT: NO SUCH PROCESS (ERRNO 3): SERVER ERROR > > I am using the
> following video hardware; > Cirrus Logic cgld5422 > Video memory = 1024 >
> svga 800*600 > > any help would be appreciated !! > > Scott >
> Scooter2@geocities.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> University email address:  kalfahs@phys-next1.physics.wisc.edu

 There's no need to upgrade.  You just need to adjust your refesh
rates/modelines and supported modes.  remember to run xf86config before X, if
you forgot.  And Cirrus CAN display the millions of colors, i've done it
myself.  And the colormap does not take up VRAM.  Know what you're talking
about first before you tell someone they need to spend $100.
--
Joseph Malicki
jmalicki@bigfoot.com
URL: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4167/>