On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 10:32:36PM -0400, Doug Alcorn wrote:
> Vladimir Dergachev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > Most likely you do not have enough video ram for this. One suggestion is
> > to switch to 16bpp.
> 
> I've gotten several comments of this nature.  I have 8MB of video
> ram.  According to the DRI calculator, I should be able to do
> 1400x1050 in 16bpp.  That is not the case.  I can only do 1280x1024 in
> 16bpp.  I can't do DRI in 24bpp and 1280x1024.  Of course, my LCD does
> 1400x1050.  Running 1280x1024 on it looks cruddy.
> 
Correct. The DRI calculator must be wrong.

1400*1050*2 = 2870KB. You need to multiply this figure by 3 for the
front, back and depth buffers which gives 8610KB. More than the 8192KB
of video memory you have. 

Alan.
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