Re: Xfree86 and 7200/75

[Michel Dänzer <michdaen@iiic.ethz.ch>]

morten wrote:

> I have tried to add a
> modes "800x600"
> line in XF86config, but that was definetly not the way to do it.

fbset might be helpful, in particular fbset -x .


> > And, yes, it will be slow.  The 3.x FBDev server had no acceleration.
> When I get it working I will try to install xfree 4.0.x -

Note that 4.x won't be HW accelerated either, but it might still feel faster
due to the shadow framebuffer, even more so in the upcoming 4.1.0 .

> but I have other things on my mind rigth now - like finding a browser that
> is not mozilla

Tried konqueror yet?

> and figuring out hiw to add an apt-site.

man sources.list


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