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[sindi keesan <keesan2 AT cyberspace.org>]

I installed XS3.tgz and ran XF86config.  My S3 card has 2M RAM and will
display 1280 resolution.  My 1993 Compaq monitor will display 1280 but I
cannot find it anywhere on the web or on the Monitors list so I chose the
lowest horizontal sync for 1280 monitors and also the lowest vertical
refresh rate.  Can I try a higher vertical refresh rate without damaging
the monitor?

xvidtune does not work on my system

When I type startx I get a 1280 virtual screen of which I see only 1/4 at
a time (640 actual resolution).  Opera still looks the same as it did with
the plain VGA16 (in the upper left quadrant).  And now I get 8-bit color
(the best my card can do at this resolution).  When I exit X I am told
1280 virtual resolution and 8-bit color. 

I went back to the original XF86Config file but changed the color depth
from 4 to 24, and now have 640 actual and virtual resolution, which is not
what I want for running Opera. 

What do I change to get the same actual as virtual resolution at 1024?
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general?