Very Computer

This is one of those OFUK moments.

Situation: Libretto 100CT, was running RedHat 6.0 quite adequately,
including running XF86_SVGA set up for 'neomagic' chipset and 800x400
display. The machine *has* an 800x400 display. It *only* has an
800x400 display. Really. Now I'm not certain what variant of the
XF86_SVGA it was running, it was just the one out of the RedHat 6.0
box.

Until I decided to put Debian potato on. Like a sensible person I'd
remembered to save my XF86Config, so I could stick it on the Debian
install, because it is an odd little box with an odd XF86Config. I've
installed XF86_SVGA from the Debian potato distribution. Again I don't
know for certain what version it is, but the Debian package list says
it is 3.3.6.

When I initially ran startx it complained that it didn't understand
'neomagic' as a chipset identifier, but after a little experimetnation
I found that the new name for this is 'nm2160'

So now it's saying 'Removing mode (800x400) that won't display
properly on LCD'. Well, sorry, XF86, but I *do* know what I'm talking
about. I *do* want 800x400. It *will* display properly on my
hardware.

What do I do now?

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Quote:> This is one of those OFUK moments.

> So now it's saying 'Removing mode (800x400) that won't display
> properly on LCD'. Well, sorry, XF86, but I *do* know what I'm talking
> about. I *do* want 800x400. It *will* display properly on my
> hardware.

No idea (probably this is wildly irrelevant!) but I suppose you cannot
select bit depths on an LCD screen? Bit depth was my problem on my
particular setup and the problems went away for me when I selected 24bpp
instead of 16bpp...

Stefan Viljoen
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Quote:

>So now it's saying 'Removing mode (800x400) that won't display
>properly on LCD'. Well, sorry, XF86, but I *do* know what I'm talking
>about. I *do* want 800x400. It *will* display properly on my
>hardware.

>What do I do now?

Ummmm, dare I say it ?

"Use the source, Luke."

Nick, d&r :)

Quote:>This is one of those OFUK moments.

>Situation: Libretto 100CT, was running RedHat 6.0 quite adequately,
>including running XF86_SVGA set up for 'neomagic' chipset and 800x400
>display. The machine *has* an 800x400 display. It *only* has an
>800x400 display. Really. Now I'm not certain what variant of the
>XF86_SVGA it was running, it was just the one out of the RedHat 6.0
>box.

>Until I decided to put Debian potato on. Like a sensible person I'd
>remembered to save my XF86Config, so I could stick it on the Debian
>install, because it is an odd little box with an odd XF86Config. I've
>installed XF86_SVGA from the Debian potato distribution. Again I don't
>know for certain what version it is, but the Debian package list says
>it is 3.3.6.

>When I initially ran startx it complained that it didn't understand
>'neomagic' as a chipset identifier, but after a little experimetnation
>I found that the new name for this is 'nm2160'

>So now it's saying 'Removing mode (800x400) that won't display
>properly on LCD'. Well, sorry, XF86, but I *do* know what I'm talking
>about. I *do* want 800x400. It *will* display properly on my
>hardware.

>What do I do now?

Hi, RedHat 6 uses XF 3.3.3 so you could backtrack to that presumably?
I recall the older X's had 600x400 resolutions listed so perhaps you
could see if that is still available and use a virtual size of
800x600? And maybe a different chipset, an older one ,will work as
the drivers are different so sometimes provide results when a newer
one does not.  The X docs are also a must read especially the chipset
specific portions.  Good luck.

Your best bet might be to go to www.xfree86.org and find their contact.  I
have written them a couple of times with great success after exhausting
other avenues.  You have a unique problem and I think that someone will
respond to you.  They have a form there to fill in.

First make sure that you have 3.3.6.  You are going to have to give them the
output of startx -verbose &>startxlog if I remember correctly.  That log
will have at the top what version you are using.

Good Luck
Anita