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On Wednesday, 10 July 1996, summer@iinet.net.au  Summerfield) wrote...
> In <DsI3vJ.Lz4@mega.com.au>, davidc@megadata.mega.com.au (David Chinner)
writes:
> >In article <31B28F9D.147A@acs.itd.uts.edu.au>, UTS Student at Broadway
Campus <nobody@acs.itd.uts.edu.au> writes:
> >|> I might be buying a Diamond Stealth 64 video card
> >|> does anyone know if Linux has hassles with this card? I've heard
> >|> unconfirmed rumours (from sales reps, so I'm not yet convinced) that
> >|> with the DS64, Linux's max screen resolution is 600 x 800.
> >|> is this real? advice would be appreciated
> >
> >I've got a 2mb DS64, and can run linux ( x-windows bit anyway ) in
resolutions
> >up to 1280x1024x256 without any problems, except for the hardware pan
function
> >which results in snow on the screen ( does this in win 3.1, win95 as
well )
> >Otherwise, I have had no prblems with it. I think you have to use the
S3 video
> >driver, not the diamond driver ( which doesn't support the DS64 ).
> >

I have a DS64 with 2 M and have no probs at all. I am a VERY new user to
linux and had no probs configuring it to X. using the S3 drivers and
following the instructions on the screen as well as the specs in the DS
book. It is a good card and i have none of the above problems. I also can
run with the higher res (1280x1024) but this is prob not possible with the
1 M version.

Gary

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