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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > > ZGV 5.5, Copyright (C) 1993-2001 Russell Marks
> >
> > What chipset is specified in /etc/vga/libvga.config?
>
> There is only one chipset on my box. So it must be using it.
> But I have no interest in running zgv, which I have told you on
> several occassions, so I'm obviously not going to bother looking
> at the config file.

If you look at /etc/vga/libvga.config in Debian (for the sake of 
understanding what I said) you will see that you can specify

chipset VGA
or
chipset VESA

Since Debian works with zgv and BL3 does not, on your i810 video, the 
difference might be in libvga.config, or maybe Debian has later 
libvga*.so libraries which can use your video.

> > Possibly a later libvga works with your chip, and not the older one from
> > Slackware 4.0.
>
> In the post you are replying to, I said I didn't have those libs on BL.
> How could I know whether they worked or not? I don't have any apps that use
> them and don't plan to have any.

If you ever decide to print at home, you might want to use gs, which for 
Slackware 4.0 is based on those libraries.  If you only print and do not 
view, it might work anyway.  Or perhaps you could compile the 1.4.3 
versions for libc5.  Or compile a uclibc gs.


> I don't expect Xvesa to work well for my i810 chip, any more than I would 
> expect
> Xi810 to work well for a different chip.

i810 may not be completely VESA compatible.

> Using the framebuffer with an i810 chip is an entirely different matter.
> Support is being developed, but it's not stable yet. The fb server for X
> is just one of numerous servers available. One of those is the i810 server,
> which has been around for many years. Here are some relevant links.
>
> http://i810fb.sourceforge.net/

Interesting.  I may try the i810 again some day.  It is not very useful in 
DOS (only 1MB RAM).  In linux I use only cards with good fb support - 
Riva, Matrox, Tseng, newer ATI (Xvesa requires bypassing config.sys).

In Debian, with zgv, what is your best resolution and color depth?


> http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/i810.html
>
> Lee
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