Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 17:14:00 -0500 (EST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qtm.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: splash screen / saver Message-ID: <199912102214.RAA98915@server.baldwin.cx> In-Reply-To: <PCEIIOODPEIJJFAGCCEFKEHFCCAA.jay@qtm.net>
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On 10-Dec-99 Network Admin [JPeterson] wrote:
> {~} -=# vidcontrol -i mode | grep 640x480
> 26 (0x01a) 0x00000003 G 640x480x4 4 8x16 0xa0000 64k 64k 0x00000000
> 0k
> 27 (0x01b) 0x00000003 G 640x480x4 4 8x16 0xa0000 64k 64k 0x00000000
> 0k
The x4 means they are 4 bits per pixel, i.e. 2^4, or 16 colors. The splash
modules only work with 8 bpp, or 256 color, modes. Your video card doesn't
fully support VESA, so you are stuck using 320x200 splash screens.
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