From: e DOT j DOT r DOT leyssens AT student DOT utwente DOT nl
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: 24 bit colour modes
Date: 20 May 1997 12:51:07 GMT
Organization: University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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nikki (nikki AT gameboutique DOT co) wrote:
: > How does one go about setting a 320x256 resolution with 24 (32 actually)
: > bits colour? My S3 video card should surely be able to handle it, however no
: > VESA driver I've found supplies this mode. I've tweaked with video modes
: > under Linux X-servers and know it shouldn't be a problem to set almost any
: > resolution with any colour depth.
: > 
: > Is there a DOS/Win program which will allow me to generate user defined
: > modes? (Selectable from within DJGPP programs of course.)
: 
: unfortunately s3 sucks a rock. they decided not to implement mode 0x10f which
: would have been a 24 bit 320x200 and instead make the minimum resolution
<snip>

Why is it then that under Linux I can get a 320x200 (or any other resolution
which fits into 1MB for that matter) with 24 bit colour mode for my Xserver
without any problems? It's just a matter of tweaking some horizontal and
vertical timings to get any desired resolution. Surely there must be a
DOS/Win program which will allow me to do the same?

Cheers,

P.S. Yes, I verified that it was indeed a 24 (32) bit colour mode, and it was.

-- 
Eli-Jean Leyssens, alias Pervect of Topix
email: e DOT j DOT r DOT leyssens AT student DOT utwente DOT nl

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