great x configuration ?

[Fethi Okyar <afo@or219a.e1.iit.edu>]

There used to be a file called /usr/X11R6/X11/doc/README.Config, where is
it now?

Also there is some confusion about the location where the file XF86Config
produced by XF86Setup is saved, could abybody enlighten about that

Here was the problem:

I start XF86Setup
  choose the card in card settings
  choose the monitor, enter the correct hsync and vsync
   (i.e. ver_refres = 30-64, hor_refresh=47-104)
  select 1280x1024 and/or 1152x864 and/or 1024x768 and smaller for video
   modes

BUT...

when I save and exit ,  in my XF86Config file there is only one modeline
   Modeline  "1024x768"   65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777
806 -hsync -vsync
nothing in regard to 1280x1024 or 1152x864

by the way,

Achim Bohnet wrote:

> We had no problem with this.  You mentioned that the card has
> 4MB.  So make sure you use at most 24 bpp.
>
>          8bit=1byte x 1280 x 1024 = 1.28MB
>         24bit=3byte x ..          = 3.84MB
>
> but 32 bit need more that 4MB.

> We first worked around this by using 1152x864 at 32bit.

> This is the biggest resol. in 32bpp that fit into 4mb.
> (Because the people here are used to 1280x1024 they complained. We found
> out that add 4MB to the matrox card was more expensive than a new
> Riva TNT.  Guess what we did :)
>
> Achim

So right now I'll try this advice and try setting 1280x1024 @ 24-bit

Fethi