Unsupported Cards (was Re: X-Server for AGP-7410 )

[Mark Mackenzie <markm@student.unsw.edu.au>]

Just thought I'd let people know that if your card is unsupported, (or
if you have trouble with Redhats XBF...) then I have found that
compiling frame buffer support into 2.2.x kernels and using
vserver-fbdev_foo.deb works well for me (unnacelerated of course, but I
just wanted to get a motherboard with a built in video card to work).

Check out the VesaFB mini HOWTO and make sure you remember to put the
following in XF86Config

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "FBDev"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   SubSection "Display"
      Modes "default"
      Depth 32                             **** <--- Important
   EndSubSection
EndSection

This may be slower on older machines (but then you wouldn't have a new
card). Setting the window manager configuration to only show outlines
when moving / resizing helps.

HTH

Mark M