Re: Framebuffer settings for the Matrox MGA Milenium

[Graeme Mathieson <graeme+from@mathie.cx>]

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Hi,

Otto Wyss <Otto.Wyss@eds.com> writes:

> Since I couldn't use the framebuffer with my ATI Rage IIc I switched to
> an old Matrox MGA Milenium card. It does work perfectly but I don't know
> the lilo.conf values (vga=...; append=...) to get a 880x660-72 display
> or similar. 

OK, so this one is for a 1280x1024x24bit display IIRC:

        append = "video=matrox:vesa:443"

The general rule is that you've got to change the hex number listed in
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/matroxfb.txt, change it to decimal
and replace 443 with that number...

- -- 
Graeme.
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