Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 20:19:36 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qtm.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: splash screen / saver Message-ID: <19991212201936.A396@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <PCEIIOODPEIJJFAGCCEFEEGOCCAA.jay@qtm.net> References: <19991210183948.A320@marder-1> <PCEIIOODPEIJJFAGCCEFEEGOCCAA.jay@qtm.net>
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On Fri, Dec 10, 1999 at 02:44:16PM -0500, Network Admin [JPeterson] wrote: > > > > Well, I can't think of anything else except to check the output from > > ``dmesg'' carefully for errors. One to look for would be an error 19 > > from the vesa module, which means that your graphics card doesn't > > support (or can't be switched to) the required resolution. All cards > > however should work with a 320x200 bitmap. > > > > BTW, I won't be able to get my e-mail now until Sunday evening (GMT) > > so any further replies may be a bit slow. > > > > {~}-=# dmesg | grep VESA > VESA: v2.0, 2048k memory, flags:0x0, mode table:0xc02bb0e2 (1000022) > VESA: ATI MACH64 > VESA: ATI Technologies Inc. > VESA: MACH64GT > VESA: 01.00 > Aha! Same as me. Mach64 cards don't have VBE on-chip so you can only use 320x200 bitmaps :(. Make sure you're not trying the 640x480 version of the file. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- PERL has been described as "the duct tape of the Internet" and "the Unix Swiss Army chainsaw" - Computer Shopper 12/99 ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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