Thanks to help from the list I now have 16 bitplanes. However now I cannot use the higher resolutions anymore. Is it really not possible with 4 mb. Here is the xdm-errors:
XFree86 Version 3.2 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6100) Release Date: Oct 26 1996 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Operating System: Linux [ELF] Configured drivers: S3: accelerated server for S3 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0) s3_ViRGE (using VT number 7) XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" (**) XKB: model: "pc101" (**) XKB: layout: "dk" (**) Mouse: type: MouseMan, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 9600 (**) S3: Graphics device ID: "Primary Card" (**) S3: Monitor ID: "Primary Monitor" (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" (--) S3: PCI: ViRGE rev 6, Linear FB @ 0xf4000000 (--) S3: card type: PCI (--) S3: chipset: ViRGE rev. 61 (**) S3: chipset driver: s3_virge (--) S3: videoram: 4096k (--) S3: Ramdac type: s3_trio64 (--) S3: Ramdac speed: 135 (--) S3: Using Trio32/64 programmable clock (MCLK 70.000 MHz) (--) S3: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 80.000 MHz (--) S3: Clock for mode "1280x1024" is too high for the configured hardware. Limit is 80.000 MHz (--) S3: Removing mode "1280x1024" from list of valid modes. (--) S3: Clock for mode "1152x864" is too high for the configured hardware. Limit is 80.000 MHz (--) S3: Removing mode "1152x864" from list of valid modes. (--) S3: Clock for mode "1024x768" is too high for the configured hardware. Limit is 80.000 MHz (--) S3: Removing mode "1024x768" from list of valid modes. (**) S3: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 50.000 (**) S3: Mode "640x480": mode clock = 31.500 (**) S3: Mode "640x400": mode clock = 25.180 (**) S3: Mode "480x300": mode clock = 29.950 (**) S3: Mode "400x300": mode clock = 25.000 (**) S3: Mode "320x240": mode clock = 15.750 (**) S3: Mode "320x200": mode clock = 12.590 (**) S3: Using 16 bpp. Color weight: 565 etc. I have tried to read the manual more than once ! Can anyone help Michael -- Associate professor Michael Gajhede, Department of Chemistry, Universitetsparken 5, Copenhagen University, 2100 Copenhagen Denmark. tlf 45-35320280, fax 45-35320299 internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]