Thanks for you answer Dexter. I did finally get it to work by running xf86config and specifying the generic vga driver, saving the config file, then manually editing the config file, changing "vga" to "savage". Apparently the savage driver is in there and works, but it is not on the option list given by xf86config. :-/ Once I got the native resolution and depth working, I could tweak the rest of the options with xf86cfg. HTH someone else! Cary On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Dexter Filmore wrote: > Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 17:42:32 +0200 > From: Dexter Filmore <Dexter.Filmore@gmx.de> > Reply-To: newbie@XFree86.Org > To: newbie@XFree86.Org > Subject: Re: color depth and video memory > > Your guess about memory is highly likely wrong, since if the chip couldn't run > that resolution/depth, X would tell you right away and not start in that. > > I recommend you to check the XFree86 FAQ and driver section, AFAIR there were > some issues with Savage chips. > > On the other hand: 15 and 16 bit sometimes behave a little strange. Try > cranking the value up to 24 (if this means you have to go down to 800x600, > well, do it for testing purposes). > > Dex > > > > > > When I run startx (with a default depth of 8 (bits?) and a resolution of > > 1024x768 (native for the screen)), everything works great: twm starts, > > the clock and the three xterms (the default setup in the system-wide > > xinitrc). But when I up the depth to 15 or 16, and the same resolution, I > > get 3 "copies" (for lack of a better description) of the twm-clock-xterms > > setup side-by-side on my screen. My mouse moves around all three copies at > > the same time. Or I can lower the resolution to 800x600 at a depth of 15 > > or 16 and get the same results. > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
