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 Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:22 pm Post subject: [SOLVED]S3 cards & X-org (resolution forced to 640x480) |
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Ive done configuring X but when trying to use different resolutions by changing the modes in the conf file, i dont see any difference. Im pretty sure that the driver has been loaded (iv added vesa drivers in the kernel) and the config file says so too (i think) :
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Identifier "Card0"
Driver "savage"
VendorName "S3 Inc."
BoardName "86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
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Ive added the lines mentioned in this guide : http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml
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What do you mean by | Quote: | | when trying to use different resolutions by changing the modes in the conf file, i dont see any difference |
? Does the resolution stay the same even if you change it? Please post your config file.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:47 am Post subject: |
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heres a small snippet of the part i edited out according to the x server configuratione howto :
| Code: | Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "savage"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
--Skipping some text to improve readability--
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
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I adjusted it exactly as given in the guide but each time it starts up, i dont see a difference. currently its compiling kde so i hope the changes will *work* in that. But once again, which drivers should integrate into the kernel? will the vesa (or something to that effect - i saw it in a post while searching the forums) be ok? coz it seems to have detected it right in the config file
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Well, maybe your video card doesn't support 24 bits? Try lowering to 16 bits and see if it helps.
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| blaster999 wrote: | | Well, maybe your video card doesn't support 24 bits? Try lowering to 16 bits and see if it helps. |
hmmm...that could be possible. im emerging kde right (which is taking very very long...and ist still not done. hopefully in a few hours it should be). i'll try that then.
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finally got kde up, but its still ugly as ever! the res wont go higher that 640x480!!
how can i setup my vid card coz im sure the drivers arent installed right
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ive found a bit of information regarding the savage drivers but they are all for Xfree86. isnt that different from Xorg? or can i use the same drivers?
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| Nuwanda wrote: | | ive found a bit of information regarding the savage drivers but they are all for Xfree86. isnt that different from Xorg? or can i use the same drivers? |
Xorg supports using XFree86 drivers. |
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ive looked around this site http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html but i still havent a clue as to how to go about! can someone please please help me? Ive got Xorg-X11 installed along with KDE.
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I have a savage/MX in my laptop and running Xorg - everything works out of the box. I did xorgconfig as root - and just had to setup mouse wheel manually. Please post your full xorg.conf and xorg.log (or howit is called?).
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i managed to solve it the problem and get it working perfectly with the help of this topic : https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=182519
All i did was add the HorizSync and VertRefresh values. i read in the guide that setting wrong values could even fry the monitor but apparantly, lcds arent sync-sensitive and as long as its within the range, it will work.
Thanks for ur help blaster![/code]
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