On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:38:04 +0800, Uwe Dippel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:45:46 +0900, Charles Muller wrote: > > > I have one more question on the Mepis/Knoppix comparison, which I'm > > wondering if someone might be able to answer: > > > > One of the things I like best about Mepis is its excellent handling > > of video cards and display resolution settings--something that I > > always have had trouble with on standard Debian installations. How > > good is Knoppix at getting high resolutions, for example 1280 and > > above? > > A general answer is impossible. So I can only add two sen (.my) here: > I did install that KNOPPIX onto a DELL Inspiron 8100 with a GeForce2 > Go and a 1600x1200 TFT-Display. KNOPPIX bootet VESA, but by simply > changing the driver to nv in XF86Config-4 I got 1600x1200 without > further ado. ..a wee trick I use on my old _fried_ Sony GDM-2038: vga=795 screen=1600x1200 vsync=59. That is what it needs to start syncing 1/3'rd off to the left side. No, it wont sync _anything_ else that I'm aware of. And, leaving out vga=795 or vsync=59, means you get some blurry light. I did say _fried_. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
