🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi,

I assembled a computer with some old parts just to give it a try with
Linux.   I had used Unix at school so I am familiar with the most common
"line commands".

I run an old 8bit ALogic 1Mb graphic card.  I checked that it is is
specified in card's docs that it supports 16 bit colors mode.  However
there is no way I can get more than 16 colours (8 bit mode) for a
640x400 resolution !(?)  I tried to change the 8 bit to 16 bit in
XF86config but I get an error:

"16 bit SVGA  not supported for this chip"
and
"no screens found".

 I also tried probing with Xconfigurator but I only get the 8 bit mode
supported.  What am I missing here ?  I have put the monitor as Generic
SVGA supporting 640x400 (and it is actually the highest resolution it
supports,  but I have seen that monitor displaying 16 bit colours under
Win 95)


 I Then decided to add a PowerVR graphic accelarator with 4Mb hoping
that this could help (could it ?).  As there is (of course) no Linux
driver with the PowerVR I wonder  how can I declare it to the system and
make it to change the display of KDE from 8 bit colors to 16bit (if this
is possible ?).

thanks,
Erwin