Re: Q: Permedia 2 AGP Card & XFree resolutions above 800x600...how?

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From: Paul Nevin
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 00:00

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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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From: Paul Nevin <nevinp@spectrum.curtin.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Q: Permedia 2 AGP Card & XFree resolutions above 800x600...how?
Date: 1999/01/05
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