Bug#320475: 3.1r0a CD install limits video to 800x600
>But this is actually not a bug in the installation system, but in the
>X server packages, probably because the support for your specific
>graphics card is not complete or not properly autodetected. Blame
>crazy hardware vendors, mostly.
It worked in 3.0r2 (Woody). I just dug out the old CDs and did a
minimal install in a spare partition, and everything works.
So, something broke between then and now. The XF86Config file looks
the same, except that it has the right modes in it, and the mouse
pointer works right. And this is with two different (and common)
low-end video cards.
Is there any point in trying to install an older version of xfree86,
or would that break things? Other than this issue, I really like
Sarge (considering that I've only had it running for a few hours :-).
I'm reluctant to start easter-egging video cards unless someone can
recommend one that's (1) relatively cheap and (2) known to work with
old motherboards (2x AGP slot). The ones they have in the stores now
are for gamers who have the latest motherboards and care about
performance.
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