hi
i cant seem to get my display card to giv me 16 bit colours properly
(sis6215 card!!) although the 16 bit color screen comes it flickers a
lot as in my desktop develops a lot of lines stretching across the
monitor whenever i click on something..i hav tried various things with
my XF86Config file but cant get it to work pls help
section of XF86Config file
Section "Device"
Identifier "SiS SG86C215"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Chipset "SiS86C205"
VideoRam 1024
# This is a cheap version of 86c205. I am not sure if acceleration
works
#Option "no_accel" # Use this if acceleration is causing problems
#Option "no_BitBlt" # Use this if acceleration is causing problems
# Option "fifo_moderate"
#Option "fifo_conserv"
# Option "fifo_aggresive"
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# The Colour SVGA server
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
# Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
#Device "Generic VGA"
Device "SiS SG86C215"
Monitor "My Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
# Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device
Modes "800x600" "1024x768"
# ViewPort 0 0
# Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "640x400"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
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also after i do get the screen i cannot toggle modes even thoughh i hav
specified 2 modes fer 16 bit
colors
pls help
rahul
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