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- From: jon@robots.ox.ac.uk (Jon Tombs)
- Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix
- Subject: Re: 1280x1024 256(or >) colors
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.195406.12652@lucrece.robots.ox.ac.uk>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 19:54:06 GMT
- References: <1992Dec16.071431.26447@zip.eecs.umich.edu> <1992Dec16.182141.18756@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- Organization: Robotics Research Group, Engineering Science Dept, Oxford, UK.
- Lines: 27
- Originator: jon@lucrece.robots
-
- In article <1992Dec16.182141.18756@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec16.071431.26447@zip.eecs.umich.edu> dmuntz@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Dan Muntz) writes:
- >> Is anyone using X386/XFree86/XS3 in 1280x1024 mode with 256 or more colors?
- >> If so, I'd like to know what graphics card (and amount of memory) you are using.
- >> I posted this to a few other groups about a week ago but the only responses
- >> I got were from people wanting a summary of the responses. I will
- >> post a summary of all relevant responses.
- >
- >I can't answer for XS3 (Amancio?), except to say that the S3 911 and 924
- >chipsets can only address 1M. I'm pretty sure the 801/805 chips can do
- >more, and I'm certain that the upcoming 928 chipset can.
-
-
- The 911 and 924 are indeed limited to 1MB of memory, XS3 also uses 256k as a
- cache so the maximum screen is 1024x768 (in 256 colors). The chips do
- support 16 color modes at higher resolution, but I don't know of any cfb
- code for 16 colors.
-
- The 801/805 support 2MB of ram (the Actix GraphicEngine32 comes with the
- sockets to upgrade), but the support for this will have to wait till either
- I or Amancio buy the extra ram :-). I'd like to support 1052x900 on the S3
- with the cache disabled, but had no luck getting the 911 to work at > 1024
- widths.
-
- --
- Jon <jon@robots.ox.ac.uk>
- I'm not playing with my computer, I'm working!
-