Re: Using 1280x1024 resolution with Matrox 2164W

[Clement <clement@ans.com.au>]

boo wrote:

> Clement <clement <at> ans.com.au> writes:
>
>  
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> > I can only bring up 800x600 screen on this card.  Using W2k on the same 
> > machine, I can display 1280x1024  <at> 85Hz.  Do you know why XFree86 does 
> > not allow this to happen?  Below is the setting in XF86Config-4.  The 
> > machine itself is P4-2.4GHz w 1GB RAM.  Debain Sarge installed with the 
> > stock Kernel 2.6.6, apt-update/upgraded.
> >    
>
> man mga:
>       The  driver will auto-detect the amount of video memory present for all
>       chips except the Millennium II.  In the Millennium II case it  defaults
>       to 4096 kBytes.  When using a Millennium II, the actual amount of video
>       memory should be specified with a VideoRam entry  in  the  config  file
>       "Device" section.
Yes, the default video memory size of 4MB is correct.  The interesting 
thing is, in MS Windows 2000, this 4MB allows me to display 1280x1024 
with 24 bit colours.  In Debian, I can only get 1280x1024 at 16 bit colours.

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Regards,
Clement

(*At the end, 16-bit or 24-bit do not mean too much to me.  Getting 1280x1024 made me very happy already. 8-() )