sayamindu, you know I have the same board (nforce2 IGP) as you . i installed mandrake 9.1 . VESA framebuffer works just fine from bootup . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arindam Chatterjee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:27 AM Subject: RE: [ilug-cal] vga=791 does not work
> Hello Sayamindu, > > I ran into multiple problems with the Framebuffers. I have an inbuilt AGP on > a very dated board, not sure if it has the required VESA compliance or not. > May be we can take it offline? > > Also, just wanted to know if you tried "scan" and see the "791" present or > not (use "vga=ask", I am sure you know this). I have a few doubts on that > also. > > Regards, > Arindam. > > > > >From: Sayamindu Dasgupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [ilug-cal] vga=791 does not work > >Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:49:01 +0530 > > > >Hello all, > >I have this GeForce4 MX display card (integrated into Nforce2 mobo) - > >and for some reasons it does not work in 1024x768 in framebuffer mode. > >The max it can go upto is 800x600 - ie, when I use the boot option > >vga=789 > >My older graphics card (Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64) used to work fine with > >1024x768 (ie, vga=791) - but somehow this doesn't. > >Any suggestions? > >I really want to use that - as I want to use the FreeDesktop.org X > >Server in 1024x768 res. > >-thanks- > >sdg > > > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > >"unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > >FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Oscar fever is on! It's Hollywood's biggest party. > http://server1.msn.co.in/sp04/oscars/index.asp Get all the dope here. > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
