Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 05:45:25 +0100 From: John <freebsd-root@i-zone.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree fullscreen on laptop problems (CT65548 chipset) Message-ID: <JKm%2BDCAlv361EwsL@i-zone.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980819094519.15617Y-100000@elpc36.jrc.it> References: <9XmjECAXbK21EwbF@i-zone.demon.co.uk> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980819094519.15617Y-100000@elpc36.jrc.it>
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In message <19980818205507.07992@tarsier.domain.net>, eric <eric@tarsier.domain.net> writes >Hi -- I went through the exact same problem you did with a 110CS. I believe >the issues are the same. I think the Toshiba 100 series all use the CT65548, >anyway. To do 800x600x8bpp needs only 480 Kb of video ram. You actually have >*almost* (but not quite) enough ram to do 800x600x16bpp, which is a whole >lot nicer than 8bpp, as it lets you usefully run netscape and stuff like >that without colormap problems. The trick is that there is about 8 scanlines >too little memory to do 800x600x16bpp - BUT there is just enough to do >800x592x16bpp perfectly. So you need a special config that shaves 4 lines >off the top and 4 lines off the bottom. It's barely enough to notice, and it >gets you real color. Win95 on that laptop can't even do that. :) I'll include >my XF86Config file, which should just work for you. Remember when you start >using it you'll have to force it to go into 16bpp mode like this: >startx -- -bpp 16 > >Have fun! Hi Thanks for replying - your post was *most* informative. I am now able to run in full screen, but still at 8bpp only though the svga server appears not to reject it when i force to startx -- -16bpp. -- John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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