How do I set 800x600 on an old laptop with neomagic card?
How do I set 800x600 on an old laptop with neomagic card?
How to boot puppy into 800x600 resolution ??
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Try Start / Setup /Xvesa Setupwizard
This should show you which resolutions are available
- just click on 800 x 600
If not there click on more
make a note of the number of the resolution as you press enter
then type it in and press enter
Does that help?
This should show you which resolutions are available
- just click on 800 x 600
If not there click on more
make a note of the number of the resolution as you press enter
then type it in and press enter
Does that help?
Last edited by Lobster on Mon 30 May 2005, 18:21, edited 1 time in total.
Ehh .... I can't see start button only flashing lines and colorsLobster wrote:Try Start / Setup /Xvesa Setupwizard
This should show you which resolutions are available
- just click on 600 x 800
If not there click on more
make a note of the number of the resolution as you press enter
then type it in and press enter
Does that help?
I need to boot in 800x600 to see anything on my display
Is it possible and how ???
Thanks in advance
you could try pressing ctrl+alt+backspace to kill X
then type:
rm /etc/videomode
startx
this will cause the video wizard to run
or you can try typing:
echo -n '0x0114 800x600x16' > /etc/videomode
startx
or you could edit /etc/videomode by killing X and typing:
mp /etc/videomode
don't press enter at the end of the line
you can get the mp editor's menu by pressing ctrl+A
then type:
rm /etc/videomode
startx
this will cause the video wizard to run
or you can try typing:
echo -n '0x0114 800x600x16' > /etc/videomode
startx
or you could edit /etc/videomode by killing X and typing:
mp /etc/videomode
don't press enter at the end of the line
you can get the mp editor's menu by pressing ctrl+A
solution for neomagic-problems
Thank you for your help; a lot of neomagic (DELL-)users will appreciate your efforts !
I found that the (800x600 LCD) Neomagicgraph 128 video card in my OLD Digital laptop didn't work in any distro I tried using an Xvesa server. It
displays perfectly however in Damnsmall Linux where a framebuffer server selection option is offered at boot. I'm thinking of starting Puppy with this same machine. Is there a framebuffer Xserver in the Puppy CD?
displays perfectly however in Damnsmall Linux where a framebuffer server selection option is offered at boot. I'm thinking of starting Puppy with this same machine. Is there a framebuffer Xserver in the Puppy CD?
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No, there's a framebuffer server in Unleashed, so you have to build a custom Puppy from the packages.
But, version 1.0.2 is a problem, no framebuffer-enabled kernel.
You would have to use Unleashed for Pup 1.0.1, which does have a 2.4.27 framebuffer-enabled kernel.
For Pup 1.0.3 there will be framebuffer enabled kernels, and Unleashed will allow you to choose either 2.4.27 or 2.6.11.11, but you will still need to go to Unleashed to do this.
But, version 1.0.2 is a problem, no framebuffer-enabled kernel.
You would have to use Unleashed for Pup 1.0.1, which does have a 2.4.27 framebuffer-enabled kernel.
For Pup 1.0.3 there will be framebuffer enabled kernels, and Unleashed will allow you to choose either 2.4.27 or 2.6.11.11, but you will still need to go to Unleashed to do this.
which build - same problem on thinkpad i1400-2611
Did anyone find a puppy livecd build that works with the neomagic display? I have a thinkpad i1400-2611 model with the neomagic MagicGraph 128XD and I can't get a console or anything X - well, I can sort of see the x-vesa wizard and select different modes, but they all come up with messed up colours and wavy lines - barely visible. I couldn't get knoppix or freesbie livecds to work either.....
I did, but from what I gather, it looks like I'd have to build my own puppy distro in order to get the framebuffer stuff working - which requires unleashed, which requires puppy to be working - which I don't have....I was hoping that a puupy distro with framebuffer support had been released to the download mirrors...
Unless I read that wrong....which is also totally possible....
Unless I read that wrong....which is also totally possible....