Re: Howto safely use SVGATextMode on recent laptops ?
On Monday 08 May 2006 23:49, B Thomas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it safe to use SVGATextMode on new laptops. I worry
> since SVGATextMode is no longer being developed and so
> does not support recent card (such as mine = ATI Radeon
> x1400). Is it possible to configure TextConfig so that
> it can provide a nice mode beyond what plain "VGA" has
> to offer, on such unsupported cards ? How does one
> do this ?
I dont know much (anything) about SVGATextMode, but what you are describing
sounds alot like framebuffer mode/console. Where you can get the console text
running at high-resolutions with colour backgrounds etc...
Search google about framebuffer and debian. If you want nice background
graphics, look for "framebuffer splash" as well
>
> I have read the docs, which don't say much about unsupported
> cards though they indicate that it is possible to use them
> if one provides informations about Clock Chip and such !!
>
> regards
> b thomas
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