Re: svga modes

2000-04-12 Thread Mark Small
>> >> Yesterday I tried using vga=ask as a bootup option (from loadlin) and chose >> a >> different video mode (80x28 instead of 80x25). It looked fine when I was >> booting, but after I switched from a x (auto started with XDM) to a VT, I >> was >> back in standard text mode. Also, I could

svga modes

2000-04-10 Thread Mark Small
Yesterday I tried using vga=ask as a bootup option (from loadlin) and chose a different video mode (80x28 instead of 80x25). It looked fine when I was booting, but after I switched from a x (auto started with XDM) to a VT, I was back in standard text mode. Also, I couldn't see the bottom thre

XF86Setup segfaults (using XFree86 3.3.6-2.99.slink.1)

2000-03-16 Thread Mark Small
Hi all, I'm mailing this to vincent because it involves his non-official packages, and I'm posting it to debian user to get general feedback on tracking down a segfault. Last week I installed the slink version of Xfree 3.3.6 from Vincent's site. Now when I run XF86Setup, it segfaults on me.

Re: Sierra Screamin' 3-D (Rendition Verite 1000)

2000-02-22 Thread Mark Small
> I have installed various versions of linux on my old system and I have never > been > able to run X in anything other than 640X480 with this video card. > Has anyone > worked with this card and overcome this problem? The monitor is > a Compaq Presario > 140. Make sure that you are running a