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On Thu, 8 May 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
> > 
> > svgalib used with my Trident 8900 1M RAM VESA 1.2 
> > compatible card, at 640x480 resolution, only displays 
> > 8-bit color.
> 
> It depends on what mode is set.  Possible modes in 
> svgalib are:  640x480x32K  640x480x64K  640x480x16M
> 800x600x32K  800x600x64K.  Whether your video card
> is capable of displaying that number of colors is
> a different question.  Also, the application itself
> may not permit all these modes.

This was links 2.1.9 -g console mode.  It only offered me modes of up to
256 colors.  My video card can display 16 million colors at 640x480 and
svgalib/links219 only offered 256 at any resolution.  

 
> > Will the X SVGA server display 8 or 24-bit color 
> > from this card?
> 
> The SVGA Xserver will display whichever color depth 
> you tell it to (in /etc/XF86Config).

Does it need to be VESA compatible to display 24-bit or will the SVGA
server handle even non-VESA cards (the type that will do 24-bit with a
Windows driver, such as some Tseng ET4000)?

> > Do you do this with just one monitor and keyboard?  
> 
> Yes.  It helps to have two monitors/keyboards while
> you are setting things up, but once everything is 
> working properly, one computer can be headless.

You would probably need to set CMOS to work without a keyboard.

> > Would the better video card go in the P166 or
> > the 486?
> 
> On the 486.  PCI is best (although VLB will do).
> 
> Cheers,
> Steven
> 
> 
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