> Check out the video card's memory / memory setting. It sounds like X is > trying to give you a display that will "fit" within the memory limits of > the card. I have no video card memory settings. But the video card is supposed to support modes up to 1024x768 at 256, which is far more than the monitor can.
> > For 640 X 480 X 8 resolution you will need 2457600 BITS (2.4576 Megs) of > video memory. > > For 320 X 200 X 8 you need only 512000 (0.512 Megs) of video memory. > > As an aside, I find your report that the MONITOR is placing limits on > your color depth quite unusual. I have never seen one that does this, > except for some of the very old digital monitors circa 1980 time... > Most analog monitors only place limits on your resolutions via the synch > rates for the vertical and horizontal ranges. Most analog monitors can > handle whatever color depth you can throw at them as long as you keep > the horizontal and vertical synch signals within range. I wonder what > type monitor you have?? (Model #, Make, etc). BTW, I am using the > terms "digital" and "analog" here in the sense of how the monitor > processes the video signals provided. A "digital" monitor is quite rare.. > I know from experience that this monitor is only capable of handling 640x480 and 256 colors, but I have never had any problem cranking it up farther, it just makes the screen go out of control (indicating that it cannot hit that refresh rate I would assume) so I change it back immediately. It happens to be an IBM TYPE 8518, from the PS2 vintage. I know you can look up the stats of this monitor on the IBM homepage, and I know that the settings in the config file match this monitor. -Conor
