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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 22:23:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: "SZOSTEK JACEK (IZ V)" <SZOSTEK@CI-1.CI.PWR.WROC.PL>
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Subject: Re: Trident for XFree86
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On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, SZOSTEK JACEK (IZ V) wrote:

>  I have got video card - Trident 8900C ( 512k ). I have read that 
> XFree68 (ver. 3.1.2 which I have got ) support my card, but I cannot 
> run Xwindow a mode different from standard Vga ( 640x480 16 colours). 
> I cannot get modes 640x480 (8bpp) or 800x600 (4bpp) which are 
> supported by my card. I also removed section of Vga driver from 
> XF86Config, but it still does not work. I cannot even get resolution 
> 320x200 ( 8bpp) and switch between any modes. There is just standard 
> Vga mode. 

Which X server are you using?

You should be on the SVGA server.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major