9500 video

[Thomas Carlson]

That was the solution.  I experimented with various vmode and cmode 
settings and went with:

video-atyfb:vmode:11, cmode:24

My old eyes are better off with 800x600.  Thanks.

Tom

On Monday, August 4, 2003, at 06:28 AM, Norberto Quintanar wrote:

> in bootx kernel argument:
> video-atyfb:vmode:14, cmode:16
> If you need the list of frame buufer arguments for that video card
> let me know and I'll send them to you:)
>
> --- Grant <gfl1@optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there some special trick I have to know about to get YDL 3.0 X
>>> windows working on a Powermac 9500 with an ATI mach64 video card,
>> 2mb
>>> of video ram, and a 15 inch Apple Multiscan monitor?  This
>> monitor is
>>> not detected at bootup.   Xautoconfig gives me 256 colors and an
>> almost
>>> unusable 640x480 screen resolution.  Do I need more video ram to
>> run X,
>>> or a different monitor?  Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>> 2MB  (1.58 MB) should support 1024x768 x 16 bits/8 bits per byte
>> (1000s
>> fo colors).
>> So that's not the problem.  Sometimes it just misses the monitor.
>> Go into KDE's configuration settings (cant remember which) and
>> either select the monitor from a pull-down menu,  or set the
>> resolution
>> yourself.
>>
>> Grant
>>
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