From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 3 16:17:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA14783 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 16:17:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from laker.net (jet.laker.net [205.245.74.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA14776 for ; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 16:17:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sfriedri@laker.net) Received: from nt (digital-pbi-144.laker.net [208.0.233.44]) by laker.net (8.9.0/8.9.LAKERNET.NO-SPAM.SPAMMERS.AND.RELAYS.WILL.BE.TRACKED.AND.PROSECUTED.) with SMTP id TAA02875; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 19:16:22 -0400 Message-Id: <199809032316.TAA02875@laker.net> From: "Steve Friedrich" To: "Fowles, Ken (Ken)** CTR **" Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 19:08:26 -0400 Reply-To: "Steve Friedrich" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.01.1600) For Windows NT (4.0.1381;3) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: cirrus logic video card Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, 3 Sep 1998 14:47:06 -0600, Fowles, Ken (Ken)** CTR ** wrote: >onboard cirrus logic video card. the model of the card is >cl-gd5434. I am unable to get X going for him, i can make it go at minimal >8bpp and 640x480, he has a high resolution 17" monitor. the reason that it >is giving such lousy graphics at least as far as i can tell) is because it >uses the svga server by default. if you look through the card list , the >card in question is specified, but in the distributions there is no server >for cirrus logic cards, i believe its a standard 64 bit 1 meg card. anyone >have any experience with this? I created a video memory requirements spreadsheet back when I contracted at IBM in the Install group supporting video driver installations. At the time, I was in the market for a new video board, and I wanted a board that would support 16.7 million colors so I could have photographs as wallpaper (worked out REAL COOL). At the time, 4 MB boards were pricey, so I bought a 2MB board. That meant I could use 800x600, which was cool by me. >From the chart, you can see how limited your options are with the built-in cirrus video. I'd disable that (you can usually find a jumper on the mo'board, if you look long enough) and install at least a 4MB board these days. But be careful, check the supported card list for XFree86 before you buy. I recently bought an STB Velocity 128 for my daughter's computer and it's barely supported by XFree at this point. I can only get 256 at 640x480 to work correctly. Of course, part of my problem is the dinky 15 inch Compudyne monitor attached to it. Your Mileage May Vary... Hope this helps... hey cut your Grandma's grass for a few months and buy a board 8o) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message