Notebook PCs in 800x600 mode (NeoMagic X server)

Notebook PCs in 800x600 mode (NeoMagic X server)


Author: Scott Scriven
Email: toykeeper@cheerful.com
Web Page: http://www.vis.colostate.edu/~scriven/

System Architecture: Intel
RedHat Release: All/General
FAQ Category: X Windows
Modification Date: Oct 8, 1998

Question:

--- How do I get my notebook to run at 800x600 in X? ---
Many notebook computers use a NeoMagic graphics chipset,
which isn't supported by XFree86 yet.  So they get stuck
with 640x480 VGA16 mode, which looks VERY BAD on this chipset.

Answer:

The solution:
Grab the NeoMagic X server from here:
	http://www.mnsinc.com/js/Neomagic.html
It works fairly well, and provides 800x600 64k-color mode.

Just grab the precompiled binary, copy it into /usr/X11R6/bin,
and edit your XF86Config according to the web page's instructions.


The other alternative is to buy the expensive AcceleratedX server.
From the 10-minute demo version, it works very well.  But many people
cannot afford to spend $200 or $400 for an X server.

References:

None specified.