I've been having the same trouble with an S3 ViRGE card from Gateway. I've
tried different servers including the accelerated S3V server, but I only get
8bit color as well. I discovered that all my resolutions with more than
8-bit color get thrown out by the X server.
This is confusing, because in NT, I have used resolutions with 24-bit color.
I used the xf86config utility. And I did verify the vertical and horizontal
frequencies from the monitor's manual. So I'm at a loss as to why X throws
out the screen resolutions I'm interested in using.
Perhaps something similar is occurring to Catrin.
Adrian
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Olszewski [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> First, let's cover the basics. You are getting only 16 colors because that
> is all the XF86_VGA16 server will support. XF86_SVGA will support 256
> colors. THe "accelerated" servers -- there is one for S3Virge -- can
> support
> even more (as well as finer resolutions), depending on the card (mainly
> its
> memory).
>
> You don't say which of the X setup tools you are using, so that makes it a
> bit difficult to help with specifics. When people are having trouble with
> X
> setup, I usually encourage them to use xf86config, the simplest and most
> demanding of the setup tools, but also the most informative.
>
> Assuming you've tried unsuccessfully to use the SVGA and S3Virge servers,
> you probably failed for one of these reasons:
>
> 1. You specified a monitor vertical sync that was too low to
> support
> any available resolution.
> 2. You specified a monitor horizontal syncd that was too low to
> support any available monitor resolution.
> 3. You specified too little video memory as available on your card
> (in your case, this last one is unlikely, since you know
> you have 4 megs and that's plenty for typical
> resolutions).
>
> So I suggest you try again using xf86congif, specifying the right numbers
> for the 3 things above (consult your monitor docs for items 1 & 2) and
> trying both SVGA and S3Virge-accelerated servers. If they fail, post again
> with details (probably the details for SVGA are best).
>
> BTW, the only way I know of to make the icons "smaller" is to use a finer
> screen resolution. At 1024*768, I find them sufficiently non-intrusive for
> my needs.
>
> At 10:14 AM 2/11/99 +0000, Catrin Davies wrote [portion only]:
>
> >My problem is again with X. I have an S3 Virge video card with 4MB of
> >memory, that's about all I know about it. My monitor is a 15" VGA.
> Whatever
> >combinations I have tried in the configuration files I can only manage 16
> >colours, am I doomed to this fate with my monitor. I keep seeing cool
> >screenshots on the web and want something similar on my PC. HELP please.
> >
> >Also is there any way of making the icons I see on the desktop smaller.
>
