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Article #139Re: Q: Permedia 2 AGP Card & XFree resolutions above 800x600...how?
From: Randy Roberts
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 00:00
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Ditto to the xglint.tgz, xsuseconfig.tgz files...I too have the Permedia 2 Chip set and am running X with the full plate of resolutions 16 bit color using SUSE's XFCom_3DLabs X server. In addition, once I get something up, I like to document it, therefore, here is step by step on setting up this server, i.e., what worked for me: http://www.premier1.net/~raven PS just read that the latest XFree86 3.3.3 also supports our chip, but has a bug and needs a patch. The SUSE server may still be a better bet. Paul Nevin wrote: > Mark Tigwell wrote: > > > I have a 3D Labs Permedia 2-based AGP graphics card with 8Mb of RAM (It's a > > Microstar 4413, to be exact). I have tried fiddling with all the refresh > > combos and can't get it to display above 800x600 mode (works fine at that > > res). I have lied about my monitor (which is up to just about anything > > anyway). In Windoze98 I can get this card up to 32-bit colour 1280x1024 - so > > 800x600 is a little disappointing in XFree. I am using the latest version of > > XFree. > > download the xglint display drivers from http://www.suse.com and the > xsuseconfig.tar.gz file. > > These drivers are for all 3DLabs Permedia 2 cards.. including yours. I am > running X at 1024x768 in 24bit on a similar card now.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f906c,5be77fb8bf661e0a X-Google-Attributes: gidf906c,public X-Google-Thread: f4bda,5be77fb8bf661e0a X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bda,public X-Google-Thread: f9b51,5be77fb8bf661e0a X-Google-Attributes: gidf9b51,public X-Google-Thread: f9382,5be77fb8bf661e0a X-Google-Attributes: gidf9382,public X-Google-Thread: 102983,5be77fb8bf661e0a X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: Randy Roberts <raven@premier1.net> Subject: Re: Q: Permedia 2 AGP Card & XFree resolutions above 800x600...how? Date: 1999/01/06 Message-ID: <3693A59E.A0E1DD5@premier1.net> X-Deja-AN: 429483965 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <76lg8h$bmk$1@the-fly.zip.com.au> <3691B824.630353F0@spectrum.curtin.edu.au> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: news.premier1.net 915646102 206.129.117.180 (Wed, 06 Jan 1999 10:08:22 PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 10:08:22 PDT Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.slackware,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x