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> > This xfbdev (Xfbdev) uses less memory than SVGA X server and is easier to
> > set up.  It may not work with all programs, such as mplayer, with certain
> > video cards. It may not work at all with some video cards.  Stick with
> > Xvesa if it works.  Xvesa is useless with half of my laptops.  Maybe the
> > latest Xvesa can do neomagic?  Xorg posts Xvesa and Xfbdev for libc5.
> >
> > Sindi Keesan


After I installed no-xvesa.tgz (with cursor font, rgb.txt, and a default 
XF86Config) and XF86_SVGA (symlinked to X), X with neomagic worked 
perfectly on my Compaq Presario 1230 other than the mouse.

Steven, in addition to the default "Microsoft" please add to XF86Config
a commented-out line with "PS/2" instead.  My 486 and later laptops all 
have onboard PS/2 mice.

800x600 resolution 8 bit color works but I changed to 15 (1MB RAM) and it 
tells me it is using 16 bpp, Depth 15.

(This could also be a commented-out line in default XF86Config).

A site "Linux on the Compaq Presario 1000 Series" suggested the middle of 
Steven's three 640x480 31.5 lines without -HSync +VSync - why?  Also the 
same 800x600 40.0.  These two modelines lines worked (with the others 
commented out).  So did the last 640x480 line.  Is one better than the 
others?  X takes 12 sec to load (with jwm) the first time.

HorizSync 31.5 - 40.0  worked (so did the default 31.5 - 37.5)
VertRefresh 60-75  [spaces optional?] (default 55-90 also worked)

Abiword and xli work properly with SVGA server.

SVGA X server works fine in 96MB RMA, but it uses 20MB of memory, versus 
8.5MB with xfbdev.  jwm and xinit use another 11MB.  rxvt another 6MB. 
(I don't know how I was running Opera in 24MB with Xvesa - lots of 
swapping to disk?).

Xfbdev is the only solution I know to do X with neomagic video on a laptop 
with little memory.  32MB should work.  Maybe 24MB.

Since BL3 has a lovely menu you don't need to switch VTs (which crashes 
xfbdev).  Remove Abiword and xli from the menu (they also crash it).


Sindi