Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:50:10 +0800 From: Zhang Weiwu <weiwuzhang@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: run XFree86 at 512x384 Message-ID: <3FA0ECE2.6010603@hotmail.com>
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Hello. I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 on Thinkpad 600X -- my old Pentium 500MHz notebook with neomagic at XGA resolution. My CPU isn't fast enough to view some divx movie in enlarged mode, but the movies looks bad just in a small window. I wish I can setup the XFree86 server to run at 512x384 resolution, which is very close to my movies' size. I know it can be totally impossible. I just want to try my luck here if someone knows right about it:) I remember I played games at 512x384 several years ago on a PII Windows PC, so this seems to be a reachable resolution on some cards. However I don't have knowledge if my neomagic card support it, neither do I know where to look for the supported resolutions. Of course I can use VGA resolution, but VGA looks bad, because on LCD: some pixels are stretched to two, some stretched to three. If I can use 512x384 then every pixel is stretched to four, which would look better. Do I need to add a modeline to the XF86Config? What about ModeLine parameters? Besides, if 512x384 is possible, I can play NEO*GEO arcade games with xmame smoothly. I will love it. Thank you.
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