Chris Kloiber wrote: > > Easy. The "nv" driver doesn't work with all nVidia cards, and those that > are known to be problems, as well as those that just aren't known at > all, will use "vesa" by default. > > Furthermore, I have found that "vesa" only works in certain combinations > of resolutions and color depths that are preprogrammed into the card's > video bios, and may not go beyond 1024x768x16bpp (although they should) > If you check /var/log/XFree86.X.log you will probably notice what the > card supports listed in there. > Thanks, Chris. I never thought to check the output. I just figured it was "broke" and moved on. And I also didn't think about the possibility that VESA was limited in terms of resolution and color depth. In retrospect, that would certainly make sense, given the timeframe that VESA was a popular way of running a video card... dk -- David "Dunkirk" Krider Acts 17:28, "For in Him we live, and move, and have our being." enterprise 2.4.18-10smp #1 SMP Wed Aug 7 09:36:38 EDT 2002 10:49pm up 45 min, 0 users, load average: 0.92, 0.40, 0.18 Linux: Will you use the power for good... or for AWESOME? -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
